Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
George Washington Bathtub
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
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Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Dover, Delaware
In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.
Dover, Delaware
Museum houses an impressive display of the origin and artistry from the now-quaint invention's history.
Lewes, Delaware
A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.
Lewes, Delaware
The historic home still shows the scars from a little run-in with the British in 1813.
Milton, Delaware
What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.
Alexandria, Virginia
The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.
Arlington, Virginia
This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."
Arlington, Virginia
The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.
Fairfax, Virginia
A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.
Arlington, Virginia
The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.
Arlington, Virginia
The Pentagon sits on a former island that was in Virginia at low tide and D.C. at high tide.
Richmond, Virginia
The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.
Winchester, Virginia
Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.
Alexandria, Virginia
Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”
Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Arlington, Virginia
Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.
Hopewell, Virginia
For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
Arlington, Virginia
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.
Arlington, Virginia
Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.
Williamsburg, Virginia
This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.