This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Speak to a companion on the other side of the room loud and clear through this architectural anomaly.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

The "birthplace of insulin," where Sir Frederick Banting realized the hormone could save the lives of Type 1 diabetics.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

The Decoy Capital of the World.

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

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

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

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

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

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.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

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