A sinuous monument to the first person who was struck by a meteorite.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

Yorktown’s grandest colonial home still wears the scars of the siege that helped end the American Revolution.

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.

Some museums preserve beautiful things; this museum preserves hard work.

America's first public mental health facility.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.

This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

This monumental fountain has moved around the city multiple times.

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

San Gennaro, the patron saint of Naples, greets pedestrians between these narrow city streets.

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

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 church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

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.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.