Places James Ricci Wants to Go

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

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.