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

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

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

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

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

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

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

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

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

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.

America's first federal monument.

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

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

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

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

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.

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