The Atlas Obscura Guide To Centreville

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Centreville, Virginia

Updated November 10, 2021

Unusual Attractions in Centreville

Centreville, Virginia

Foamhenge

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

Centreville, Virginia

Spindle Sears House

This restored house built from a Sears kit in the 1930s is a physical remnant of FDR's New Deal following the Great Depression.

Centreville, Virginia

Mount Gilead

The sole surviving building from Newgate village, a colonial settlement that was renamed Centreville in 1792 after it was granted town status by the Virginia Assembly.

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Bunny Man Bridge

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

4 miles from Centreville

Concrete debris found in the woods of Popes Head Park.

Fairfax, Virginia

Fairfax Nike Missile Site

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.

4 miles from Centreville

Chantilly, Virginia

Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

4 miles from Centreville

Fairfax, Virginia

National Firearms Museum

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

5 miles from Centreville

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The Cementiscope is a jumble of color and light—inside a cement mixer.

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