The sole surviving building from Newgate village, a colonial settlement that was renamed Centreville in 1792 after it was granted town status by the Virginia Assembly.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

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

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

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

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

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

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

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

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

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

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

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

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

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

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

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

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

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

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.