The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

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

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

Visitors come from all over to bring gifts and tokens to the grave of Alice, who is thought to have died of a broken heart.

The site of a tragic massacre that spawned a multimedia franchise.

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

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

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

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

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

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

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.