Places samanthanimm Wants to Go

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

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

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

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

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

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

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

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

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.

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

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

The rock on which Moll Dyer was found frozen to death is said to still bear her handprint.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

The rooster who crossed the road lives on forever in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Easter in Westminster may be the only time and place to behold Edgar Allen Poe made entirely of Marshmallow Peeps.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.