This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.

Rural churches in the middle of nowhere with religious frescoes by famous artist.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

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

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

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

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

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

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

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

Little has changed in the way that this mill operates since the 18th-century.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.