This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

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

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

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

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

This Delaware River bridge is emblazoned with a catty slogan from a more prosperous time.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

Where the oil industry began.

A pride of the state, this working museum crafts pottery mosaics in the style of Pennsylvania's earliest European settlers.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

This dramatic rail curve was once the target of a failed Nazi attack.

This jail which was in service for over a century is now open for curious visitors.

A tradition unlike any other, this marks the site of the annual Groundhog's Day tradition.

A field of nothing but boulders which resembles a giant's gravel driveway.

This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.