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A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

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

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

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

A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

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

Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

The brainchild of Eleanor Roosevelt, her "Little Village" was a collectivist dream.

The highest point in Maryland is only accessible by hiking through another state.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

A humble plaque marks the site where the country music legend was found dead in his Cadillac.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.

This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.

First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.