These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

According to local history, this cast-iron canine was nearly melted down for bullets during the Civil War.

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.

This propitious plastic porcine has been petitioning park visitors to pick up after themselves for more than 50 years.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A well-worn trail through thick woods in northern Montgomery County leads to an old schoolhouse.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

This one-time communal home of radical feminist activists was the first lesbian-related landmark on both the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution

This stately Georgetown rowhouse was once the home of a 54-year-old diplomat and his 16-year-old bride.

For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.