Arlington, Virginia
Dark Star Park
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
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Arlington, Virginia
This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.
Staunton, Virginia
A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Barboursville, Virginia
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
London, England
This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.
London, England
This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.
London , England
The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.
London, England
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Royston, England
Man-made cave with enigmatic carvings, some say made by the Knights Templar themselves.
Mörbylånga, Sweden
Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.
Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.
Havana, Cuba
The house that birthed The Old Man and The Sea is now a museum devoted to the old man who wrote it.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.
Seney, Michigan
"The Most Boring Road in the State."
Detroit, Michigan
This sprawling bookstore spans four floors and has more than a million books in stock.