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

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

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

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

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

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

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

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

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

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

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

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

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

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

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

Monument to a suicide protesting the Soviet invasion.