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All the United States Virginia Manassas

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Manassas

3 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Manassas, Virginia

Updated June 15, 2021

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Ben Lomond Historic Site

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Liberia House

Manassas, Virginia

Liberia House Historic Site

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.
Manassas Station

Manassas, Virginia

Manassas Station

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.
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Bunny Man Bridge

Fairfax Station, Virginia

Bunny Man Bridge

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
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Mount Gilead

Centreville, Virginia

Mount Gilead

The sole surviving building from Newgate village, a colonial settlement that was renamed Centreville in 1792 after it was granted town status by the Virginia Assembly.
6 miles from Manassas
Spindle Sears House

Centreville, Virginia

Spindle Sears House

This restored house built from a Sears kit in the 1930s is a physical remnant of FDR's New Deal following the Great Depression.
6 miles from Manassas
Concrete debris found in the woods of Popes Head Park.

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Fairfax Nike Missile Site

A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.
8 miles from Manassas
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