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An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

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

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

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

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

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.

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

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

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

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

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.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

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 former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

This Maryland farm is known for its amazing corn mazes and its 30-foot junkbots.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.