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This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

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

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

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

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

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

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

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

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

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

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

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

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

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.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

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

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

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

This sprawling museum holds one man's giant collection of real tanks.