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

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

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

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

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

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

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

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

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

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

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

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

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

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

A decorated war pigeon stands guard in eternal taxidermied rest at his alma mater.

Creaky dinosaurs grow in the backroads of Monmouth County, New Jersey.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

Originally built in 1869, this castle is currently part of Felician University's campus.

The first neighborhood to implement the Garden City model in its suburban planning.