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

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

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

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

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

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

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

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

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.