The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

This historic Art Nouveau mansion has guided tours and impressive views of the Currituck Sound.

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

This shifting North Carolina sand dune is an odd little desert surrounded by oceanic forest life.

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

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

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

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

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

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

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

Some of the largest trees of their kinds exist throughout Williamsburg’s historic core.

Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.

America's first public mental health facility.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.