Petersburg, Virginia
The Tombstone House
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
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Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.
Richmond, Virginia
Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Birmingham, Alabama
This fountain was commissioned by a mother grieving over her son's passing.
Birmingham, Alabama
This little-known memorial honors those who have donated their bodies to medical training.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The state's oldest continuously operating museum houses more than 5,000 Civil War artifacts.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A small park on Bourbon Street features life-size bronze statues of New Orleans musicians.
Knoxville, Tennessee
This stone memorial pays tribute to a massive shipwreck which was sadly overshadowed by the death of John Wilkes Booth.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Stroll among more than 50 large-scale sculptures created by world-class artists.
Durham, North Carolina
Don't be surprised if you see a long-necked dinosaur peeking out from among the trees in Northgate Park.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.
Thomasville, North Carolina
A 30-foot-tall cement chair pays tribute to a historic design and a local industry.
Richmond, Virginia
Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Charlotte, North Carolina
These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.
Mobile, Alabama
Believed to be the oldest active college baseball field in America.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The beautiful, fruit-covered facade hints at this building's former life.
New Orleans, Louisiana
After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
In 1857, the Mardi Gras parade tradition began at this intersection.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.