This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

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

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

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

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

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

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

The home of pigs, snakes, chameleons, and the alleged largest bunny in the United States.

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

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.