Places adamthehistorianghosthunter Wants to Go

An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.

The childhood home of the famous general's mother is now a small, walled garden.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

An eponymous directional signpost erected by the first president of the United States.

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

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

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

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

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

The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.

A graveyard that dates back over 200 years stands near a busy shopping center.

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

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

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

A small, forgotten prison cemetery marked only by a wrought-iron fence and eerie depressions left in the ground.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

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