The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.

This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.

Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.

This restored house built from a Sears kit in the 1930s is a physical remnant of FDR's New Deal following the Great Depression.

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

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

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

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

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

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

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

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

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