Virginia Attractions and Oddities
All the weird attractions, hidden sights, and unusual places in Virginia. Visitor Tips, news, stories, field reports.
Also see: Gone But Not Forgotten - Closed classic attractions
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Afton: Blue Ridge Tunnel
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Alexandria: Defiant POW Capt. Rocky Versace Memorial
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Alexandria: Female Stranger Grave
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Alexandria: George Washington Masonic National Memorial
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Alexandria: Giant Water Can
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Alexandria: National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum
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Alexandria: Skinny Spite House
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Alfonso: Birthplace of Washington's Mom
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Appomattox: Robert E. Lee's Surrender Sword
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Arlington: Bob Dole's Grave
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Arlington: Dark Star Park
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Arlington: Deep Throat's Parking Garage
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Arlington: Drug Enforcement Administration Museum
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Arlington: JFK's Eternal Flame and Grave
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Arlington: Kennedy Burial Bugle
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Arlington: Reclining Liberty
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Arlington: The Skinny House
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Arlington: Unheralded Grave of Robert Kennedy
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Ashland: Big Leaping Bass
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Ashland: Largest Shotgun Shell
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Austinville: Shot Tower
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Bealeton: Flying Circus Airshow
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Bealeton: Giant Roller Skate
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Bedford: Bedford Boys Tribute Center
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Bedford: Goofy Johnny Appleseed
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Bedford: National D-Day Memorial
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Bedford: Wayward Rhino Mom and Baby
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Bedford: Wine-Theme LOVE Sign
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Brandy Station: Graffiti House - Civil War Cavalry Battle Hospital
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Bristol: Birthplace of Country Music Museum
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Bristol: Burger Bar: Hank Williams' Last-Chance Meal
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Bristol: James Keeling, Defender of the Bridge
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Bristol: Vintage Roadside Signs at Self-Storage
- Buckingham: Light of Truth Universal Shrine: LOTUS
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Buena Vista: Paulverizer: Cyborg Muffler Man
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Cana: Confederate Battle Pigs
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Cape Charles: Lighthouse Water Tower
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Cape Charles: Love Sign Junk Art
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Cape Charles: Statue of Neptune
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Cave Spring: Partial Stonehenge
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Centreville: Foamhenge
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Chantilly: Space Shuttle Discovery
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Charlottesville: Beta, Magical Mongrel
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Charlottesville: Edgar Allan Poe's Dorm Room
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Charlottesville: Freedom of Speech Wall
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Charlottesville: Love Butt
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Charlottesville: Nearly Nude Dropout Hero Monument
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Charlottesville: Saint-like Statues of Madison, Jefferson, and Monroe
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Charlottesville: The Great Seal of Virginia
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Chatham: Simpson Funeral Museum
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Chesapeake: Deep Creek Witch
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Chesapeake: Yellow Submarine
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Chincoteague Island: Misty II Headstone
- Chincoteague: Big Viking
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Chincoteague: Misty of Chincoteague: Literary Hero Horse
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Clear Brook: Giant Cross with Night Colors
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Clifton: Bunny Man's Bridge - Urban Legend
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Clover: Super Cells of Henrietta Lacks
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Coeburn: Homer, Baseball Muffler Man
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Coeburn: Muffler Man - Paul Bunyan
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Colonial Heights: Noah's Ark Being Rebuilt?
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Courtland: Nat Turner: Whites Massacred
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Covington: Humpback Covered Bridge
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Covington: King Kong and the Buffalo
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Dale City: Rest Stop Dedicated by Lady Bird
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Danville: Last Capitol of the Confederacy
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Dooms: Purple Cow Head
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Doswell: Tiny Church: All Faiths Chapel
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Duffield: Natural Tunnel State Park
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Elkton: Pyramid: Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
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Elliston: Oldest Metal Bridge in Virginia
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Exmore: Statue of Liberty Replica
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Fairfax: Big Horse Head Outside Apt. Building
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Fairfax: Ductwork Tin Man
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Fairfax: National Firearms Museum
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Falls Church: Fighter Jet in Pennies
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Falls Church: Man with Pigs
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Falls Church: Scrap Metal Cowboy
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Ferrum: Replica Route 66 Gas Station
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Fieldale: Antique Shell Station
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Fort Belvoir: National Museum of the United States Army
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Fort Eustis: U.S. Army Transportation Museum
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Fort Gregg-Adams: U.S. Army Women's Museum
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Fort Myer: Grave of Black Jack, the Riderless Horse
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Fort Story: 1792 Lighthouse: Climb to the Top
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Fredericksburg: Arm of Stonewall Jackson
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Fredericksburg: Grave of Washington's Mom
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Fredericksburg: Mysterious Confederate Pyramid
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Fredericksburg: Washington's Mom's House
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Grottoes: Grand Caverns
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Hampton: Air Power Park
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Hampton: Apollo 12 Capsule, Other Space Stuff
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Hampton: Marker: Blackbeard's Severed Head
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Harrisonburg: Duke Dog: Big Bulldog with Crown
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Harrisonburg: Plowshare Made from Guns
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Henrico: Bicycle Tree
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Henrico: Large Pair of Scissors
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Hillsboro: Birthplace of Wright Brothers Mom
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Huntly: Old Timey General Store
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Irvington: Toothbrush Columns
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Kiptopeke: Concrete Convoy of Kiptopeke
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Lawrenceville: Head of Big Red the Mule
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Leesburg: Mighty Midget Kitchen
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Lexington: Big Full-Color Statue of Stonewall Jackson
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Lexington: Building Shaped Like a Coffee Pot
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Lexington: Stonewall Jackson's Stuffed Horse
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Lexington: Stonewall Jackson, But Not His Arm
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Lorton: Lorton Workhouse Museum - Suffragettes Behind Bars
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Luray: Cooter's from Dukes of Hazzard
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Luray: Luray Caverns
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Luray: Yogi Bear Statue
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Lynchburg: Big High Heel
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Lynchburg: Cursed Self-Rocking Cradle
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Lynchburg: Easter Island Head with Topknot
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Lynchburg: HVAC School Bus And Big Bugs
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Lynchburg: Large Metal Water Pitcher
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Lynchburg: Rubble from 9-11
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Marion: Hot and Cold Water Tower Tanks
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Martinsville: 21-Foot-High Mission Chair
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Max Meadows: Fort Chiswell Animal Park
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McLean: George Bush Center for Intelligence
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McLean: White House Replica
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Mechanicsville: Ghost Church
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Mendota: Barn Rock
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Middleburg: Civil War Horse Sculpture
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Midland: Corn Cob Silo
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Moneta: Big Rooster
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Montpelier: VW Beetle Bug
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Mount Crawford: Turkey Statue Marks the Turkey Capital #2
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Mount Jackson: Apple Basket Water Tower
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Mount Jackson: Route 11 Potato Chip Factory
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Mount Jackson: Tombstone of a Horse
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Mount Solon: National Jousting Hall of Fame
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Mount Solon: Natural Chimneys
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Mount Vernon: George Washington's Home, Grave, and False Teeth
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Natural Bridge Station: Yogi Bear Statue
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Natural Bridge: Dinosaur Kingdom II
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Natural Bridge: Doofy Johnny Appleseed
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Natural Bridge: Enchanted Castle Studios
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Natural Bridge: George Washington's Initials and Light Show
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Natural Bridge: King Kong Crushing Airplane
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Natural Bridge: Natural Bridge Zoo Elephant Rides
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Natural Bridge: Virginia Safari Park
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New Church: Civil War Ironclad At A Gas Station
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New Market: Doofy Johnny Appleseed Statue
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Newport News: Atomic Cannon: Prototype or No. 1?
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Newport News: Auto Muffler King
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Newport News: Bottling Plant Coke Bottles
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Newport News: Giant Propeller From SS United States
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Newport News: Police Memorabilia, Officer Bear
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Newport News: USS Monitor Relics, Replica
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Newport News: Viking Leifr Eiriksson Statue
- Nokesville: Barn Mural of Dancing Cow and Pig
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Norfolk: Battleship Wisconsin
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Norfolk: Doumar's: World's Oldest Waffle Cone Machine
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Norfolk: Elephant of Butterflies
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Norfolk: Longest Pier in North America
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Norfolk: Mermaid Statue
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Norfolk: Navigator: Great Blue Heron
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Orange: Giant Nutcracker Head
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Orange: James Madison Museum
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Orkney Springs: Boy and the Boot
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Paint Bank: Udderly Chic(k)
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Pembroke: Patrick Swayze - Dirty Dancing Memorial Rock
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Pennington Gap: Stone Face Rock
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Petersburg: House Built of Old Tombstones
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Petersburg: Pamplin Historical Park - Virtual Civil War Battle
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Petersburg: Trapezium House
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Pocahontas: Pocahontas Exhibition Coal Mine
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Port Royal: Death Site of Lincoln's Assassin
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Port Royal: Port Royal Trading Post
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Portsmouth: Commodore Theatre: Dinner and a Movie
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Portsmouth: Muscular Chrome Workers
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Pounding Mill: Hand-Carved Bigfoot Family
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Pulaski: Raymond F. Ratcliffe Memorial Transportation Museum
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Purcellville: Crux Gloria Cross - Night Outline of Jesus
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Quantico: Staff Sgt. Reckless, Marine Hero Horse
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Quantico: U.S. Marine Corps Museum
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Quicksburg: Shenandoah Caverns
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Radiant: Radiant Moose
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Richmond: 90-Foot-Tall Confederate Pyramid
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Richmond: Abe and Tad Lincoln Statue
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Richmond: American Civil War Museum
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Richmond: Atlas Shrugging
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Richmond: Beaver and Girl Share Forbidden Fruit
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Richmond: Bony Civil War Horse
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Richmond: Confederate Memorial Chapel
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Richmond: Dog Statue on Child's Grave
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Richmond: Giant Milk Bottles
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Richmond: Last Conceptual BEST Products Store
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Richmond: Markel Building: Baked Potato
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Richmond: Mini-Statue of Liberty
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Richmond: Mr. Smedley
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Richmond: Poe Museum
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Richmond: Policeman Head Metal Sculpture
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Richmond: Rest in Pieces Oddity Shop
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Richmond: Rumors of War
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Richmond: Second Grave of James Monroe
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Richmond: Statue of "Bojangles" Robinson
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Richmond: The Powhatan Stone
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Richmond: World's Most Accurate Likeness of George Washington
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Roanoke: Coffee Pot Restaurant
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Roanoke: Henrietta Lacks: Immortal Cells
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Roanoke: Large Frying Pan
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Roanoke: Mill Mountain Star
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Roanoke: Mini-Graceland, Elvis City
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Roanoke: Muffler Man - Bunyan
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Roanoke: Optimus Prime
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Roanoke: Steam Locomotive Tombstones
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Roanoke: Trojan Dog
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Roanoke: Two Big Bicycles
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Rural Retreat: Grave of Doctor Pepper
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Rustburg: Concrete World
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Rustburg: Rock Solid Biker Church and Thrift Store
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Salem: Brick Company 9/11 Memorial
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Sandbridge Beach: Driftwood Sea Serpent
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Schuyler: Boyhood Home of the Real John-Boy Walton
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Scottsville: Large Rooster
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Shenandoah Caverns: American Celebration On Parade
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Shenandoah Caverns: Giant Cootie
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Shenandoah: Giant Frog With Pitchfork
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Smithfield: Pork-Proud Town Founders
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Smithfield: World's Oldest Edible Ham
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Stafford: Roadside Crucifixion
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Staunton: Camera Heritage Museum: Thousands of Cameras
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Staunton: Giant Savings Muffler Man
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Staunton: Giant Watering Can and Flower Pots
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Suffolk: Birthplace of Mr. Peanut
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Suffolk: Statue of Mr. Peanut
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Tappahannock: Outdoor Photo-Ops
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Thaxton: Giant Apple on a Stick
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Timberville: Turkey Statue Marks Turkey Capital #1
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Triangle: Iwo Jima Statue
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Urbanna: Cowtopia: Minigolf with Cows
- Urbanna: Mark Cline Muffler Man
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Vienna: Small Phoenician Ship
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Virginia Beach: Circus Elephant Buried There?
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Virginia Beach: Edgar Cayce Institute/Association of Research and Enlightenment
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Virginia Beach: Giant Statue of Neptune
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Virginia Beach: Hugh Mongous, Giant Beach Dude Gorilla
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Virginia Beach: Jerrassic Park and Aviation Museum
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Virginia Beach: Lawyer Garage: Odd Vehicles
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Virginia Beach: Mount Trashmore Park
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Virginia Beach: Peter Toth Big Indian
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Virginia Beach: Virginia's Only Witch Ducking
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Virginia Beach: Witch of Pungo Statue
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Wakefield: Big Peanut
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Warsaw: Enchanted Forest: Tom Rhodes Tree Carving Trail
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Wattsville: Where NASA Launches Its Other Rockets
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Waverly: Oldest Peanut Museum in the U.S.
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Waynesboro: Cartoon Roadrunner
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Westlake Corner: Live TV Murder Memorial
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White Post: Dinosaur Land
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White Post: George Washington's Street Pole
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Williamsburg: Giant Wolves - Great Wolf Lodge
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Williamsburg: Rotting President Heads
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Williamsburg: Thomas Jefferson, College Loan Deadbeat
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Winchester: George Washington's Office Museum
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Winchester: Huge Apple #2
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Winchester: Patsy Cline's Grave
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Winchester: Patsy Cline's House
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Winchester: Where William McKinley Became a Freemason
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Winchester: World's Largest Apple
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Woodford: Stonewall Jackson Died Here
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Wytheville: Big Pencil
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Wytheville: Big Walker Lookout - Climb the Tower
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Wytheville: Great Lakes to Florida Highway Museum
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Wytheville: Hot Air Balloon Water Tower
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Wytheville: The First Lady of Hot Dogs
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Wytheville: Tiny Church
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Yorktown: Cornwallis' Cave
Gone But Not Forgotten
Closed and extinct places -- the classics and the quirky. A virtual revisit, even if it's just to milk them for one more chuckle...
- Abingdon: Abingdon Medical Museum
- Abingdon: Star Museum
- Aldie: Bull Run Castle
- Alexandria: Eisenhower: The Highway President
- Alexandria: Parking Lot Mausoleum
- Arlington: 18-Foot-Tall Mermaid Carved From Tree
- Bedford: Virginia's Holy Land USA
- Buchanan: Glow-A-Rama: Time Travel Mini-Golf
- Buena Vista: 9/11 Memorial
- Burnt Chimney: Ass Kicking Machine
- Cape Charles: Giant Beach LOVE Chairs
- Capron: Nat Turner: Blackhead Signpost Road
- Charlottesville: Sacajawea Apology Plaque
- Chincoteague: Capt. Bob Payne's Sea Treasures
- Colonial Beach: Styrotown - Miniature Styrofoam Community
- Daleville: Victim of Jack the Giant Killer
- Danville: AAF Tank Museum
- Edgehill: Big Pig
- Fredericksburg: Downtown Slavery Auction Block
- Glasgow: The Town That Time Forgot
- Harrisonburg: Mummy's Hand, Two-Headed Calf
- Haymarket: Pickle and Ice Cream Cone
- Herndon: Perils of the Lost Jungle Mini Golf
- Hood: Roaring Twenties Antique Car Museum
- Lexington: Fred Flintstone's Car
- Lexington: Mysterious Lone-henge
- Lynchburg: Enema Collection
- Natural Bridge: (Old) Dinosaur Kingdom
- Natural Bridge: Hunt Bigfoot with a Redneck
- Natural Bridge: Natural Bridge Wax Museum
- Natural Bridge: Professor Cline's Haunted Monster Museum & Dark Maze
- Richmond: Giant Lurking Indian
- Roanoke: Big Comb
- Ruckersville: Big Dining Chair
- Salem: Butt Hollow Road Sign
- Tappahannock: Cone Fries Guy
- Tysons: Tysons Tooth
- Vienna: Midgetville
- Virginia Beach: Cap'n Cline's Pirate Ghost Ride
- Virginia Beach: Giant Beach Ball Statues
- Willamsburg: America's First Mental Hospital
- Wytheville: Virginia City - Old West Town