The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

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

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

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

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

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

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

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

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

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

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

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

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.