One of the oldest Black communities in western North Carolina and one of the largest Black Mennonite congregations in the country.

An ode to iconic Nashville locations.

Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.

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

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

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

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

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

A natural spring situated on the grounds of the Hawthorne estate.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

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

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

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

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

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

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

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

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

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

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

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

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