The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

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

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

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.

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

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

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

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

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

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.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

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

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

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.

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

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.