Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

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

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

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

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

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

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.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

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

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

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

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

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

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

This famous bridge twisted itself into oblivion, but not for the reason you might think.