Front Royal, Virginia
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.
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Front Royal, Virginia
This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.
Arlington, Virginia
This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.
Norfolk, Virginia
This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.
Alexandria, Virginia
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
Falls Church, Virginia
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
Waverly, Virginia
A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.
Culpeper, Virginia
A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.
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.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Richmond, Virginia
A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.
Richmond, Virginia
The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.
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.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Arlington, Virginia
Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Broad Run, Virginia
This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.
Arlington, Virginia
At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.
Port Royal, Virginia
The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.
Richmond, Virginia
A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia
Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.
Arlington, Virginia
An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.