Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.