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Norfolk, Virginia

'Navigator'

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
Added by exploringglocally
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Cape Henry Memorial Cross

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.
apbreuhan Added by apbreuhan
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Edgar Cayce A.R.E. Library

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.
littlebrumble Added by littlebrumble
Virginia Beach, Virginia

The Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club

Constructed during the roaring 20s, this restored historic hotel recalls its past as home to the first in-hotel distillery.
Added by blimpcaptain
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Mount Trashmore

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Norfolk, Virginia

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial

An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.
Added by blimpcaptain
Norfolk, Virginia

Cementiscope

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.
zachclarke Added by zachclarke
Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk Wishing Tree

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.
antigone9 Added by antigone9
Norfolk, Virginia

Yellow Fever Park

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.
Added by schuettek
Smithfield, Virginia

Smithfield Schoolhouse Museum

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.
Added by blimpcaptain
Yorktown, Virginia

Cornwallis’ Cave

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.
Sponsored by Visit Williamsburg
halkoss Added by halkoss
Battle Creek, Michigan

Historic Bridge Park

Five restored historic road bridges in a park along the Kalamazoo River.
Added by Parma PJ
Portsmouth, Virginia

Commodore Richard Dale Monument

Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.
Added by blimpcaptain
Portsmouth, Virginia

The Hiker Monument

Honoring combatants from Portsmouth who served in Cuba and the Philippines during the Spanish-American War.
Added by blimpcaptain
Portsmouth, Virginia

Hog Island Lighthouse First Order Fresnel Lens

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.
Added by blimpcaptain
Portsmouth, Virginia

Lightship Portsmouth Museum

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.
Added by blimpcaptain
Manteo, North Carolina

William B. Umstead Bridge

So many migrating birds roost on the bridge, it has a special summer speed limit.
Cara Giaimo Added by Cara Giaimo
Chesapeake, Virginia

Great Bridge Lock

This environmental engineering marvel keeps salt water from the Elizabeth River.
Added by blimpcaptain
Mechanicsville, Virginia

The Ghost Church

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Laflaneure Added by Laflaneure
Smithfield, Virginia

World’s Oldest Edible Ham

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."
Erin Everywhere Added by Erin Everywhere
Richmond, Virginia

Hollywood Cemetery

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Added by Facebook1693581720
Richmond, Virginia

The Markel Building

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.
carnibu1 Added by carnibu1
Gloucester, Virginia

Woodville School

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.
Added by blimpcaptain
Williamsburg, Virginia

President Heads

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.
Hannah Frishberg Added by Hannah Frishberg