Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

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

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

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

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

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

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

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

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

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

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

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

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

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

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

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

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

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.