This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

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

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

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

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

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

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

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

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

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

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

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

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.

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

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

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

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

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.