A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.

Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

Bigfoot prints, Feejee mermaids, and haunted dolls on display in a tiny North Carolina town.

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

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

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

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

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

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

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

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

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

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

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.