Triangle, Virginia
Staff Sgt. Reckless Monument
A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.
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Triangle, Virginia
A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.
Alexandria, Virginia
The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.
Arlington, Virginia
Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Conroe, Texas
The mansion-like building is packed with Texas pride.
Paris, Texas
In Paris, Texas, even Jesus wears cowboy boots.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.
Dallas, Texas
The final resting place of an outlaw, whose legend grew after death.
Odense, Denmark
The last Viking king of Denmark is buried inside the crypt of this cathedral.
Stoholm, Denmark
Nearly 40 miles and 1,000 years of limestone mines under Denmark.
Blåvand, Denmark
These old World War II fortifications have been transformed into an unusual equine attraction.
Aarhus, Denmark
A public display of random paleontology.
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.
Klampenborg, Denmark
The oldest amusement park in the world has been providing a nice spot to have some fun since the 1500s.
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Sudbury, England
At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.
Merkinė, Lithuania
Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Ayano-Maysky District, Russia
Five mile wide circular ring of rock in the Russian Far East is a curious geological oddity.
Šeduva, Lithuania
A 100-plus-year-old mill transformed into a hotel and restaurant.