The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

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

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

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead 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 convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

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

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

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

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

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