The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

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

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

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

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

Unique tower has outlasted a takeover of the company.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.