Cameron, West Virginia
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The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
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Cameron, West Virginia
The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Ansted, West Virginia
The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.
Waverly, Virginia
A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Richmond, Virginia
The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.
Vienna, Virginia
Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.
Pamplin, Virginia
One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.
Lorton, Virginia
Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.
Richmond, Virginia
Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.
Jefferson, Virginia
Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).
Danville, Virginia
This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.
Marion, Virginia
An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.
Warsaw, Virginia
The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.
Richmond, Virginia
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Richmond, Virginia
Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.
Norfolk, Virginia
This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
Oaks, Pennsylvania
Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.
Broad Run, Virginia
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Norfolk, Virginia
A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.