Alexandria, Virginia
Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery
Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.
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Alexandria, Virginia
Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.
Alexandria, Virginia
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.
Richmond, Virginia
Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.
Arlington, Virginia
The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.
Alexandria, Virginia
This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
Richmond, Virginia
This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.
Locust Grove, Virginia
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.
Williamsburg, Virginia
America's first public mental health facility.
Lyndhurst, Virginia
This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
Alexandria, Virginia
An original apothecary from 1792.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Richmond, Virginia
The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.
Radford, Virginia
Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.
Baltimore, Maryland
A small 19th-century graveyard tucked away in the middle of a suburban neighborhood.
Baltimore, Maryland
This lovely tree was a thank you gift from the man known as "Public Enemy No.1."
Baltimore, Maryland
This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.
Baltimore, Maryland
A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Baltimore, Maryland
The site where Poe “in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance” likely died.