This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

America's first public mental health facility.

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

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

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

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

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