Hillsboro, West Virginia
Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park
West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.
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Hillsboro, West Virginia
West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.
Winchester, Virginia
The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Williamsburg, Virginia
History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”
Goldvein, Virginia
These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.
Norfolk, Virginia
An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.
Jacksonville, Florida
These winding paths and vertical ramps have been inspiring skateboarders for nearly half a century.
St. Augustine, Florida
A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.
St. Augustine, Florida
A luxurious 1880s hotel with its fair share of Tiffany stained glass, Edison electricity, and of course, ghosts.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Mackinac Island, Michigan
Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.
Charlevoix, Michigan
Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."
Owosso, Michigan
The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.
Alice Town, Bahamas
One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Nassau, Bahamas
This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Norfolk, Virginia
A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
Norfolk, Virginia
The longest pier in North America stretches over the Chesapeake Bay.
Yorktown, Virginia
A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.