Weird Virginia, Volume 17: Your Guide to Virginia's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets

by Troy Taylor, Jeff Bahr, Loren L. Coleman

Book Overview

Virginia is for lovers...and psychics, devil monkeys, and the world's oldest ham. This homage to all things peculiar in the Old Dominion is bursting with the must-see spots other guides leave out.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402778414
• ISBN13: 9781402778414
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.1" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Lots of photos and things to see

This book feels like a trip across the state and to every corner of the state. Lots of coverage on interesting places in Virginia. Great reading also. Some of the places that are included are local to me and I have been there. They did a very nice job researching and presenting in this one.

Weird Virginia

We love these books so much that I plan to get one from every state we have lived. They are so fun to read.

Fascinating stuff I never knew!

Growing up in Virginia, I never knew all the fascinating myths, legends and folklore that existed in this area as well as the real and unusual that this book explores. Truly an entertaining book - one that you would want to keep on your coffee table for others to enjoy! Before I vacation this summer, I will probably pick up a corresponding book on the State I visit for unique sights and attractions along the way. Highly recommend to all just for the entertainment factor!

I live in VA and I learned alot

This book is great it taught me myths and history in my own state worth buying to learn about where you are from and things that go on... I only wished they had more stuff that was directly in my area.

Very Interesting

I got this book for my husband for Christmas- and I read it first! I really found it interesting- as we have been in VA for 22 years and didn't even know some of this stuff existed. And my son is in the book in the section on wrestling-which I didn't know! I'd like to read other states by this author. A fun read- interesting facts.

Reader Friendly

Weird Pennsylvania (Weird) I purchased the 'Weird' book for my 10 year old grandson, Jacob, who enjoys weird things and reading about them. I looked through the book before I gave it to him and was pleased that it was full of colorful pictures and illustrations and was easy to read. After giving it to him, I asked him if he had read it, and he indicated 'from cover to cover'. I have since purchased several more. I think this series of books are educational for him because it links his curiosity about 'weird' things with different places in different states.