Places Rural Exploration VA Wants to Go

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

This former tuberculosis treatment facility now stands at the center of a public park.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

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

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

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

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

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

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

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

This methodist cemetery is slowly receding into the wilderness along a Maryland highway.

The ruins of an 18th-century mansion that was once named "Mistake" by the man who had it built.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

A small 19th-century graveyard tucked away in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.