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

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

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

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

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

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.

The former home of elite checkers battles of the Capital Pool Checkers Club.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

The slate extracted from these Pennsylvania quarries was once hailed as the finest in the world.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

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

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.