Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

This church built atop a gas station promises to "equip you for the next stage in your life’s journey."

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

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

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

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

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

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

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

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

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

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

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

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

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

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.