Every color in the rainbow awaits.

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

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

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

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

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

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

Abandoned rock quarry now a haven for mountain bikers and hikers.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.

A reversed traffic signal that was once violently misinterpreted as a statement on British-Irish relations.

The quarry was abandoned over 100 years ago, after a massive ammunition explosion ended in tragedy.

Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

This suburban house is made of dirt, and almost sparked a revolution in home construction.

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

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.