A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

One of the best places to see feral Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.