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

An original apothecary from 1792.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

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 skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

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

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

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

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

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

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

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

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

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

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

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

These Great Lakes sea caves accessible by boat in the summer turn into temples of ice reachable by foot in the winter.

The highest point in Tennessee, Clingmans Dome bears witness to the ravages of one type of insect.

The Grand Canyon of Texas.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.