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A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

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

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

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

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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 remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

This southwestern historic site was designed and built by an artist who wanted his work to "feel at home."

A Wild West jailhouse that slid down the mountainside.

Once the product of an inexplicable gold strike, this ghost town is now home to one man and his love of classic machines.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

The whimsical construction on the roof has given rise to many a Montgomery myth about its contents.

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

Joe Minter is only doing the work of God in his yard, he says.

Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.

A wealth of local folk art, antiques, and curios, without ever leaving your car.

The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.