The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

This is one really big nut.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

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

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

America's first federal monument.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

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

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

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

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

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

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

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

This roadside attraction looks like a flying saucer parked atop the tundra.