The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.

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.

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

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

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

An original apothecary from 1792.

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

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

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.

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

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

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.”

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Most historians agree that the so-called "Gentleman Pirate" wasn't much of either of those things.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This small memorial is almost as well concealed as Smalls himself was on the night he sailed to freedom.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

A stack of stones steeped in Irish folklore, much like the hero they're connected to, hide in plain sight.

Once the most flame resistant building in the country, the South Carolina Historical Society building was almost burnt down in a fire.

A statue honoring 44 continuous years of greeting passing ships.