The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

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

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

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

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

A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

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

A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

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

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.