One of the first major shipyards in Brooklyn.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

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

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

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

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

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

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

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

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

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

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

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

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

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

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.