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

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

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

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

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

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

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.

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

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

An alternate history park where the Union Army loses the war... to dinosaurs.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

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

These eerie outliers of the lightning bug family glow a mysterious blue color.