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The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum
Rulers and their pets have long fascinated the public, from the King Charles Spaniel (bred since the 1600s) to our current president's Portuguese water dog. Portraits of the wealthy elite often... »
Museums and Collections | Edited by M Rebekah Otto, Dylan and 2 others
An organ located deep within a cave and whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself
Deep in the Luray Caverns of Virginia sits the largest musical instrument in the world. The Great Stalacpipe Organ appears at first to be a normal looking organ, but instead of pipes, the organ is... »
Curious Caves, Musical Wonders, Subterranean Sites | Edited by Dylan and Henry
Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school
Edgar Cayce was a well-known claimant of psychic and healing powers throughout the early 20th century, and is largely responsible for introducing to the public consciousness such ideas as... »
Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by littlebrumble
The Only Recreation of William Shakespeare's Indoor Playhouse
In the middle of Staunton, Virginia stands a sight in which William Shakespeare himself would feel comfortable. In fact he would feel more than comfortable; he might not realize that he wasn't in... »
Wondrous Performances | Edited by Dylan and ack sed
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets
Virginia Beach's Mount Trashmore is at times a skate park, kid-friendly respite, and fishing hole, but it's always a dump.
Created by compacting layers of refuse with clean soil. Covering roughly... »
Watery Wonders, Unusual Monuments, Intriguing Environs | Edited by Dylan
An original apothecary from 1792
Surviving the War of 1812, the 1821 Yellow Fever Epidemic, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War of 1898, and World War I, this apothecary, started by Quaker Edward Stabler, has stood in the... »
Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan, Henry and others
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die and be buried in the yard
Lynchburg's first "hospital," the Pest (as in pestilence) House was in actuality a quarantine house where people with contagious diseases would be placed away from the population. Most of the... »
Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan and Henry
America's first public mental health facility
"The Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds", as the Eastern State Hospital was first known, was America's first public mental health facility, established 1773 in Williamsburg... »
Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan and Henry
