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Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

America's first federal monument.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

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

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

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

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

This grove was planted more than a century ago by the War Mothers of World War I.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."