The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.

A home that witnessed Civil War combat on the Sunken Road has the battle scars to prove it.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

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

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

The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

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