Alexandria, Virginia
Civil War Graffiti at Washington's Tomb
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.
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Alexandria, Virginia
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.
Alexandria, Virginia
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.
Richmond, Virginia
Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.
McLean, Virginia
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Shrewsbury, Vermont
Who is this marble man, perpetually creeping up the steps of his own mausoleum?
Cavendish, Vermont
The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.
White River Junction, Vermont
Taxonomy experiment known for quirky collections.
Mexican Hat, Utah
This arch was featured prominently in the film.
Dugway, Utah
The only remains of a 1918 section of Route 30.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Delta, Utah
Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.
West, Texas
Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Austin, Texas
The upstairs reading room is packed with millions of rare books, literary manuscripts, and historical treasures.
Irving, Texas
Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.
Houston, Texas
The peaceful space is adorned by paintings by the famed abstract artist Mark Rothko.