An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

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

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

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

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

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

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.”

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

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

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

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

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

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

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

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

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

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

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

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

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