Charlottesville, Virginia
Monticello's Vegetable Garden and Fruitery
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
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Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
Lorton, Virginia
This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."
Lorton, Virginia
Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.
Richmond, Virginia
Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Charles City, Virginia
John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.
Charles City, Virginia
This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.
Hopewell, Virginia
For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
Washington, D.C.
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
New York, New York
A hidden "place of interment for gentlemen."
Washington, D.C.
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
Washington, D.C.
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
Washington, D.C.
This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.
Washington, D.C.
An 18th-century townhouse that once hosted guests of the president.
Washington, D.C.
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Washington, D.C.
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
Washington, D.C.
A purported 17th-century religious artifact with noteworthy associations to Catholic history in the U. S.
Washington, D.C.
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.