Natural Bridge, Virginia
Dinosaur Kingdom II
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
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Natural Bridge, Virginia
An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.
Lexington, Virginia
The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Quicksburg, Virginia
An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.
White Post, Virginia
An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.
Lincoln, New Hampshire
A gas station and a state sign commemorating the most famous claims of extraterrestrial abduction.
Yorklyn, Pennsylvania
An outlandish shoe shaped house built by an eccentric millionaire.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Jackson, New Hampshire
Near the summit of Mount Washington, a stone monument remembers a life lost to one of the mountain's infamous storms.
Woodstock, New Hampshire
These towering spires and glowing walls are carefully crafted from hundreds of thousands of icicles.
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
A New England curiosity cabinet, one hundred years on.
New Haven, Connecticut
The cave where two British judges hid in exile after sentencing the king to death.
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.
Washington, D.C.
Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.
Annapolis, Maryland
This statue honors the author's groundbreaking family story.
Annapolis, Maryland
A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
Eureka, Missouri
This wooded grove of beautiful hand-built stone grottos is a hidden gem within a shuttered Franciscan monastery.
Big Pool, Maryland
A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.
Hagerstown, Maryland
Once damaged by Hurricane Agnes, this bridge is now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Burkittsville, Maryland
Near the state border, cars seem to defy the laws of physics by rolling uphill.
Jefferson, Maryland
One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.