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'Pennies from Heaven'

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

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The Fountain of Faith

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

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Tinner Hill Historic Site

This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.

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'The Man Slopping Pigs'

This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.

Falls Church, Virginia

Henderson House

The former home of Dr. E.B. Henderson, also known as the "Father of Black Basketball."

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Brandymore Castle

This "castle" is actually a limestone and quartz formation hidden along a trail.

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Hall's Hill Wall

Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.

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