An excursion train traverses a picturesque red-rock canyon along the Verde River.

This popular pitstop lives up to its name.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

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.”

This former POW camp was transformed into a Cold War missile installation.

This baroque palace displays an impressive collection of taxidermy, art, and rare objects from the days of courtly hunting.

During World War II, Austria's oldest salt mine was used to store thousands of pieces of stolen artwork.

A memorial for a racecar driver who died while trying to set a land speed record on the autobahn.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

The last early 20th-century schoolhouse in Fairfax County has galvanized the community and engendered a spirit of service among residents.

The site of the notorious Camp Sumter Prison is now a peaceful memorial.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.

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

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

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.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

Centuries of warfare, tragedy, executions, and poetry come together in this 13th-century fortress.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.