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

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

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.

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.

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

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.