A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

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

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

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

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

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

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

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

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

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

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

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

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