Ellicott City, Maryland
St. Mary's College
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
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Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Arlington, Virginia
The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.
Newport News, Virginia
The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.
Alexandria, Virginia
This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.
Richmond, Virginia
Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Toledo, Ohio
A 30-foot stack of piano keys memorializes one of the greatest keys players in jazz history.
Cleveland, Ohio
A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."
Akron, Ohio
But did the famous feminist and abolitionist ever really say those iconic four words?
Cleveland, Ohio
The only depiction of Abraham Lincoln holding a weapon, and the names of all 9,000 Cuyahoga veterans of the Civil War.
Cleveland, Ohio
A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.
Akron, Ohio
This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.
Columbus, Ohio
A bronze of the man in all his sinewy glory celebrates his longtime connection to the Ohio city.
Canton, Ohio
The 25th President's marble casket can be visited in this classical Ohio tomb.
Kent, Ohio
Memorials and tributes scattered across the university grounds remember a famous national tragedy of the Nixon era.
Columbus, Ohio
A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.
Delaware, Ohio
A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.