Norfolk, Virginia
McClure Field
America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.
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Norfolk, Virginia
America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.
Richmond, Virginia
The airport was once a Civil War battleground, and the earthwork defenses can still be seen today.
Alexandria, Virginia
Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.
Williamsburg, Virginia
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.”
Fairfax, Virginia
A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.
Arlington, Virginia
Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.
Winchester, Virginia
Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.
Charlottesville, Virginia
The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.
Stafford, Virginia
The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.
Arlington, Virginia
Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.
Hopewell, Virginia
For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
Waverly, Virginia
A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.
Arlington, Virginia
The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.
Arlington, Virginia
Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.
Lexington, Virginia
The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.
Herndon, Virginia
Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.
Lexington, Virginia
This campus chapel is Robert E. Lee's final resting place and a topic of debate about the legacy of the Civil War.
Front Royal, Virginia
This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Williamsburg, Virginia
This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Arlington, Virginia
The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.