The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution

A battleship’s mast sits atop a turret-like memorial, commemorating those who lost their lives in one of the precipitating events of the Spanish-American War.

Colonial Williamsburg was home to one of the earliest institutions in North America dedicated to educating Black children.

History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”

The longest pier in North America stretches over the Chesapeake Bay.

These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.

Right next to departures—how convenient!

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.

Mass grave of 50 unidentified French Soldiers who died at the Siege of Yorktown, 1781, that gave victory to the American Revolution.

An oft-overlooked, magically musical monolith that stands majestically between Arlington Cemetery and the Iwo Jima Memorial.

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

The Pentagon is so large that it was planned like a city, complete with internal highway infrastructure.

The location where the American Revolution ended.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

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

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

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

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