This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

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

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.

The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.

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

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

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

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

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

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

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

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

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

Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The flock of plastic poultry is an ode to the classic comedy staple.

An elegant German-style resort overlooking the Potomoc River.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

Step into the courtroom to learn details of the only case in history where ghostly testimony led to a murderer's conviction.