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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