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The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

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

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.