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Dinosaur Land
White Post, Virginia
Classic 1963 dinosaur park featuring over two dozen colorfully-painted, old-style brutes -- including a prehistoric crawl-in shark and a photo-op King Kong. Photo-worthy roadside dinos and dino-mouth entrance.
George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Alexandria, Virginia
Lots of odd stuff, from a replica Ark of the Covenant to George Washington's Clock of Death.
U.S. Army Transportation Museum
Fort Eustis, Virginia
Floating car, flying jeep,"Cybernetic Walking Machine," other failed high-tech experimental projects.
Arm of Stonewall Jackson
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The most famous body part of America's bloodiest war merits its own grave in a tiny cemetery.
Luray Caverns
Luray, Virginia
Dazzling show cave since 1878, with famous Fried Eggs formation and tunes played on the giant "Stalacpipe" Organ.
Dinosaur Kingdom II
Natural Bridge, Virginia
It's Yankees vs. dinosaurs in Mark "Foamhenge" Cline's alternate universe history view of the Civil War. The South wins!
American Celebration On Parade
Shenandoah Caverns, Virginia
After their Day of Glory, the luckiest parade floats are sheltered and exhibited at this museum.
World's Oldest Edible Ham
Smithfield, Virginia
Is it possible to eat a piece of meat from 1902? If you like ham, the answer is yes!
Drug Enforcement Administration Museum
Arlington, Virginia
See the snakeskin pimp shoes worn by an undercover agent, and a Homer Simpson bong.
National D-Day Memorial
Bedford, Virginia
Private memorial to the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6, 1944. Statues, symbolism, but not much shade.
Burger Bar: Hank Williams' Last-Chance Meal
Bristol, Virginia
Vintage road food joint restored to the way it looked on New Year's Eve, 1952, when Hank Williams stopped by and turned down his last meal.
Birthplace of Country Music Museum
Bristol, Virginia
Sets the wobbly record straight: Nashville may be country music's capital, but Bristol is its birthplace. Interactive exhibits encourage visitors to sing along with the hillbilly hits of 1927.
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- Alexandria: George Washington Masonic National Memorial
- Alexandria: National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum [tips]
- Arlington: Drug Enforcement Administration Museum
- Arlington: Reclining Liberty [tips]
- Bedford: National D-Day Memorial
- Bedford: Goofy Johnny Appleseed [tips]
- Bristol: Burger Bar: Hank Williams' Last-Chance Meal
- Bristol: Birthplace of Country Music Museum
- Buckingham: Light of Truth Universal Shrine - LOTUS [tips]
- Buena Vista: Paulverizer: Cyborg Muffler Man
- Centreville: Foamhenge
- Chantilly: Space Shuttle Discovery [tips]
- Charlottesville: The Great Seal of Virginia
- Charlottesville: Beta, Magical Mongrel
- Chincoteague: Misty of Chincoteague: Literary Hero Horse
- Coeburn: Muffler Man - Paul Bunyan [tips]
- Coeburn: Homer, Baseball Muffler Man [tips]
- Fairfax: National Firearms Museum
- Fieldale: Antique Shell Station [tips]
- Fort Belvoir: National Museum of the United States Army
- Fort Eustis: U.S. Army Transportation Museum
- Fort Gregg-Adams: U.S. Army Women's Museum [tips]
- Fredericksburg: Arm of Stonewall Jackson
- Fredericksburg: Mysterious Confederate Pyramid [tips]
- Grottoes: Grand Caverns [tips]
- Hampton: Air Power Park [tips]
- Harrisonburg: Duke Dog: Big Bulldog with Crown [tips]
- Lawrenceville: Head of Big Red the Mule [tips]
- Leesburg: Mighty Midget Kitchen [tips]
- Lexington: Stonewall Jackson's Stuffed Horse
- Lexington: Big Full-Color Statue of Stonewall Jackson [tips]
- Lorton: Lorton Workhouse Museum - Suffragettes Behind Bars [tips]
- Luray: Luray Caverns
- Martinsville: 21-Foot-High Mission Chair [tips]
- Natural Bridge: Dinosaur Kingdom II
- Newport News: Atomic Cannon: Prototype or No. 1?
- Newport News: Auto Muffler King [tips]
- Pennington Gap: Stone Face Rock [tips]
- Petersburg: Pamplin Historical Park - Virtual Civil War Battle [tips]
- Quantico: U.S. Marine Corps Museum [tips]
- Quicksburg: Shenandoah Caverns
- Richmond: Poe Museum [tips]
- Richmond: Confederate Memorial Chapel [tips]
- Richmond: American Civil War Museum [tips]
- Richmond: Rumors of War
- Roanoke: Mill Mountain Star
- Roanoke: Muffler Man - Bunyan
- Roanoke: Trojan Dog [tips]
- Shenandoah Caverns: American Celebration On Parade
- Smithfield: World's Oldest Edible Ham
- Staunton: Giant Savings Muffler Man [tips]
- Urbanna: Cowtopia: Minigolf with Cows
- Virginia Beach: Hugh Mongous, Giant Beach Dude Gorilla [tips]
- Virginia Beach: Mount Trashmore Park [tips]
- Virginia Beach: Giant Statue of Neptune [tips]
- Virginia Beach: Jerrassic Park and Aviation Museum [tips]
- Virginia Beach: Witch of Pungo Statue [tips]
- Warsaw: Enchanted Forest: Tom Rhodes Tree Carving Trail [tips]
- White Post: Dinosaur Land
