This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.

In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.

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

A collection of vehicles across American military history.

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

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

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.

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

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

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

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

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

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