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

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

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 homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

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

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

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.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

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

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

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

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.