Places BBurris Wants to Go

Faces carved into the cliffs create an otherworldly walking trail.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

A natural spring situated on the grounds of the Hawthorne estate.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

Fiji mermaids, mummified remains, and recreated cryptids are among the morbid oddities at this Maryland museum.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

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

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

America's first public mental health facility.

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

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

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

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.