Richmond, Virginia
Connecticut the Indian
The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.
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Richmond, Virginia
The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
McLean, Virginia
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
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.
Lincolnton, North Carolina
Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.
Raleigh, North Carolina
This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.
Hillsborough, North Carolina
One of the few surviving original NASCAR dirt-track speedways.
Raleigh, North Carolina
A giant concrete churn carries the legacy of American resilience, unity, and greed.
Asheville, North Carolina
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
Mount Gilead, North Carolina
This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.
High Point, North Carolina
A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Nashville, Tennessee
An enormous mural of a local Nashville resident adorns this abandoned silo.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Built in the 19th century, this bucket has been to two World’s Fairs.
Bon Aqua, Tennessee
A fictional Coupe DeVille built by hand and gifted to the Man in Black himself.
Nashville, Tennessee
When Motown musicians came to Nashville in the 1960s they stayed at this historic record-pressing company because hotels wouldn't host them.
Memphis, Tennessee
This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.
Liberty, Missouri
The site of the first daylight, peacetime bank robbery by the James gang.