The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

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

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

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

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

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

America's first federal monument.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.