The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

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

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

This granite rock face is named for the magnificent reflection that occurs when the sun hits it just right.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Beautiful waterfalls grace a canyon visibly torn by a violent tornado.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

The record holder for the world’s largest peach.

Practice your Dirty Dancing lifts in the manmade lake where Johnny Castle himself did.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

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

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

One day a year it is legal to jump off of this astoundingly tall bridge that spans an Appalachian gorge.

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

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

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