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Quirky Tourist Attractions in or near Virginia

While in Virginia, you might enjoy a visit to:

You may not WANT to eat it, but you could. In the same ham-crazy town that made the World's Largest Ham Biscuit.

Ex-frat boy dies romantically in battle, gets a statue that would make any frat boy cringe.

Fifty feet tall, a kind of collective tombstone for 18,000 Confederate graves.

UVA's beloved dog mascot, who achieved immortality in a way that only a college canine could.

In its prime, reportedly able to kick "over 100 asses an hour."

Former wild pony and star of a uthor Marguerite Henry's "Misty of Chincoteague" is now stuffed for your viewing pleasure.

Why slog halfway around the world for biblical sights? The ark and lots of animals are here, too.

This giant neon star glows an eerie red, white and blue atop Mill Mountain, giving permanence to Roanoke's claim to be "Star City of the South."

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