This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.

The former home of Dr. E.B. Henderson, also known as the "Father of Black Basketball."

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.

A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.

The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

The sole surviving building from Newgate village, a colonial settlement that was renamed Centreville in 1792 after it was granted town status by the Virginia Assembly.

This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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

The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.

Named for a Greek oracle that interpreted the words of Zeus, this beautifully-restored manor home was once home to the architect of the Marshall Plan.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

A secret rendezvous spot where John S. Mosby and his Rangers would meet to divvy up their loot after raids.

This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.

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.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

A collection of vehicles across American military history.

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

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.