The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

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

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

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

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

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

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

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

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

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

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

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.

Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.

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

Originally dubbed "Retirement" by the Navy Commodore who built it in 1780, this beautiful mansion is now the centerpiece of a suburban community park.

The only museum outside of Australia dedicated to exhibiting the artwork of Indigenous Australian artists.

Long buried under the 20th-century landscape, this lift lock of the Alexandria Canal is the lone remnant of an ambitious early American transportation project.

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

Get up close and personal at this Fresnel Lens.