Nominated by locals

Kiptopeke Concrete Ships

A hidden gem in Virginia

Nine WWII-era ships built from concrete instead of steel were sunk here in 1948 to make a breakwater, and they still loom just off the beach like a half-sunk ghost fleet near Cape Charles.

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