A monument to the sheer amount of oddities one can collect over a lifetime.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

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

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

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

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

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

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

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

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

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

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

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

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

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

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

The perfect place to take a family of giants for a beach vacation.

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