Lynchburg, Virginia
Museums at Old City Cemetery
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
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Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Warm Springs, Virginia
Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Buckingham, Virginia
The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.
Radford, Virginia
Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Ewing, Virginia
Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.
Bradford, Tennessee
The “capital city of the Kingdom of Skullbonia” features a general store and a mural spotlighting the town’s bareknuckle boxers.
Johnson City, Tennessee
The last tree on which Pioneer Daniel Boone carved that he "cilled" a bear during his journeys.
Knoxville, Tennessee
The statue mysteriously lost its head and left hand.
Nashville, Tennessee
An enormous mural of a local Nashville resident adorns this abandoned silo.
Greeneville, Tennessee
A cannonball from Union forces battling John Hunt Morgan made this church a permanent home.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Supplies are schlepped up by llamas at this century-old inn, accessible only by hiking trails in the Great Smokies.
Columbia, Tennessee
The former home of the 11th president of the United States.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Stroll around the headstones of notable figures from Knoxville's history, as well as towering monoliths and melancholic headstones.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.
Linden, Tennessee
A house built specifically to shelter the dead.
Nashville, Tennessee
In 1912, a broken section of the reservoir wall released millions of gallons of water and destroyed many homes downhill.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
This beloved American snack was conceived by a hungry coal miner.