Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

The first national memorial to honor all women suffragists stands on land where suffragists were once imprisoned.

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.

The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.