Alexandria, Virginia
The Grave of the Female Stranger
This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
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Alexandria, Virginia
This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Broad Run, Virginia
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Alexandria, Virginia
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
Locust Grove, Virginia
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
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.
Hatteras, North Carolina
This historic sunny-yellow building has an unfortunate connection to the sinking of the Titanic.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.
Hatteras, North Carolina
The time thousands of bags of chips washed ashore in the Outer Banks is memorialized in a local museum.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.
Poplar Branch, North Carolina
The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.
Nags Head, North Carolina
This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.
Corolla, North Carolina
Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.
Frisco, North Carolina
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .
Corolla, North Carolina
One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
If all members were present at the table, a sixth of the world's wealth would be under the same roof.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
Carved faces add a touch of magic to this island's impressive oak trees.
Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.