A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

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

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

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

A collection of vehicles across American military history.

One man's homage to the orange as realized through a long-term folk art labor of love.

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

The rock on which Moll Dyer was found frozen to death is said to still bear her handprint.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

A journey along this trail means indulging in a slice of nostalgia.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.

A park filled with vibrant mosaics created by more than 300 folk artists.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

Look up from the busy streets to discover how time is kept!

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.