Places emcelroy Wants to Go

No one knows the origin of this small town’s unique name.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.

The Iowa state contender for largest pan in the world oddly only comes in second or so.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

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

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

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

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

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

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

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

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

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

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.