A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

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

A small and somewhat hidden memorial to 68 local veterans of the Vietnam War.

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.

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

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

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

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

An original apothecary from 1792.

This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

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

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

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

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

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

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

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

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

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.

America's first federal monument.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.