Parks in Virginia

This giant 200-year-old ginkgo is one of the largest in the United States.

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.

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

The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.

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

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.

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

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

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

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

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

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

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

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.