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

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

Once the most painted on object in the world, this short campus fence is well on its way to being so again.

A model of a dinosaur that was named for Andrew Carnegie stands outside the museum that also bears his name.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.

This $3 million model train takes you through Chicago, Seattle, and the thousands of miles in between.

Former utopian colony based on the belief that the universe exists in a hollow sphere.

One-time winter retreats of prolific inventor Thomas Edison and his friend Henry Ford.

An easy-to-miss garden in Boston's North End honors the mother of JFK and others who lost children in WWII.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage train station tiles.

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

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

America's first public mental health facility.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.

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

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

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

Yo, Adrian!

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.