The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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

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.

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

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

A collection of artifacts from Maryland's maritime past.

Walk through the history of American pop culture.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

A historic cemetery filled with quirky faux wood art and unique tombstones.

This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.

An allegorical sculpture in Maryland wears the artist’s politics on its trunk.

The wooded estate of the Forest Service employee responsible for D.C.’s cherry blossom trees.

A suburban museum tells the story of a historic transportation network and even provides rides in antique trolley cars.