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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

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.

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

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

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

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