Springfield, Virginia
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Culvert
This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.
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Springfield, Virginia
This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.
Decatur, Georgia
A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Greeneville, Tennessee
A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.
Sylva, North Carolina
Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Inside this old train depot resides a multi-line model train covering western North Carolina.
Blairsville, Georgia
An eerie site of reverence for those who have completed an epic journey.
Cape Charles, Virginia
Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
McLean, Virginia
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Natchez, Mississippi
A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.
Natchez, Mississippi
This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.
Natchez, Mississippi
The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Natchez, Mississippi
A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.
Gulfport, Mississippi
Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.
Tupelo, Mississippi
This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.
Claiborne County, Mississippi
An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.