Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

This museum explores the lives of Chang and Eng, the "Original Siamese Twins."

Follow the path behind this treat-slinging camper van to a sculpture garden in the forest.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

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

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

A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli.

This Tennessee manse was built so opulent that the very utilities doomed it to fail.

This stone incorrectly marks the 35th parallel, causing some territorial kerfuffles.

The site of the Scopes Trial contains a small exhibit dedicated to the famous case.

An attack on a prominent Black attorney's house sparked a watershed moment in Nashville's civil rights movement.

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.