A small museum in the Bay of Pigs gives the Cuban perspective on the famously failed U.S. invasion.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

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

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

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

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

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

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

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

This homestead was occupied by Union soldiers, who believed the owners were signaling Confederate forces.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

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

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

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

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.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

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

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

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.