Charlottesville, Virginia
University of Virginia's Seven Society
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
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Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Twenty-eight years after this local landmark was washed ashore by hurricane Hugo, it was washed away by hurricane Irma.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.
Yemassee, South Carolina
Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.
Columbia, South Carolina
This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.
Bowman, South Carolina
This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.
Vienna, Virginia
Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.
Sterling, Virginia
This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.
Manassas, Virginia
Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.
Arlington, Virginia
Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."
Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
Richmond, Virginia
Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.
Buckingham, Virginia
The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.
Cape Charles, Virginia
Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Florence, Kentucky
After a water tower painting was accused of being an ad, a simple fix was made that gave the city a motto.
Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Louisville, Kentucky
This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.
Frankfort, Kentucky
This grave marks the final resting place of a legendary frontiersman... unless it doesn't.
Louisville, Kentucky
This abandoned cemetery has a dark past of bodies buried over bodies.
Burlington, Kentucky
Rabbit Hash is a heaping slice of Americana from another era, with a very peculiar origin behind its unusual name.
Mayfield, Kentucky
Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.