The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

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

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.

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

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

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

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

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

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

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

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

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”