This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

A reproduction of a giant humanoid "fossil," a hoax buried locally for construction crews to find and gain national attention.

A monument commemorating the discoverer of radio astronomy.

Dedicated to the art and science of glass in equal measure, this space is as much laboratory as museum.

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

A gem in the small Missouri town where Winston Churchill coined the term "Iron Curtain" and effectively began the Cold War.

The former home of Thomson Francis Mason, the mayor of Alexandria from 1827-1830.

Originally dubbed "Retirement" by the Navy Commodore who built it in 1780, this beautiful mansion is now the centerpiece of a suburban community park.

Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

The branches of this sprawling cedar tree are laden with wishes big and small.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

An 83-foot tall granite obelisk honors the legacy of Dr. King in the heart of Norfolk's Black community.

America's first public mental health facility.

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.”

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.

The real-life ‘Severance’ office building.

A condo complex once housed a boarding school with the 24th U.S. Vice President among its notable alumni.

Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.