Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

This plaque celebrates the sister city relationship between Fredricksburg and Fréjus.

Dedicated to a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who was also a bird watcher and artist.

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

A glimpse into early 19th-century education.

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

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

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

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

Designated as an Underground Railroad research site.

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

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

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.

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

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

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

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

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

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

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

At Brandy Station, Civil War soldiers left their mark on the battlefield and the walls of this small wooden house.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.