Alexandria, Virginia
Hollensbury Spite House
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
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Alexandria, Virginia
The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Norfolk, Virginia
This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
Richmond, Virginia
This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.
Danese, West Virginia
This functioning mill was built in the 1970s using parts from several other West Virginia mills.
Morgantown, West Virginia
The actor best known for slapstick comedy is memorialized in his home town.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Eglon, West Virginia
This claimant to the title of "smallest church in the 48 states" doubles as an equally tiny, quasi-post office.
Shepherdstown, West Virginia
This general store is more than a century old and home to various oddities and antiques.
Chester, West Virginia
First a root beer ad, then a golf course clubhouse, and finally a massive teapot.
Washington, West Virginia
One of the few surviving examples of the first lock and dam system built on the Ohio River.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.
Covington, Kentucky
Northern Kentucky’s very own Notre Dame showcases intricate stained glass and the bones of saints.
Covington, Kentucky
He’s not from around here.
Louisville, Kentucky
One of the greatest boxers and humanitarians to ever live chose his hometown as his final resting place.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Clayhole, Kentucky
Origin of the blue-skinned Fugates of eastern Kentucky.