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

Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

In an effort to escape the horrors of slavery, one man mailed himself to freedom.

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

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

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

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

The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.

This plaque celebrates the sister city relationship between Fredricksburg and Fréjus.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

The former home of Dr. E.B. Henderson, also known as the "Father of Black Basketball."

This monument traces the segregation line that inspired the first rural branch of the NAACP.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.

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

The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.

A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.

While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.

Across from a hotel parking lot, a Confederate spy rests under a large tombstone with her Union Veteran husband behind a copse of trees in a small, well-maintained cemetery.

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.

A secret rendezvous spot where John S. Mosby and his Rangers would meet to divvy up their loot after raids.