Places laureltree Wants to Go

Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.

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

A monument first built to honor Confederate soldiers now honors their Union opponents.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

This giant 200-year-old ginkgo is one of the largest in the United States.

The only U.S. Senator to die on the field of battle is buried in San Francisco but memorialized at Balls Bluff Regional Park.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

Built in 1815, the stabilized ruins of the grist mill and sawmill are now gated, but interpretive displays on the features and functions of the mill preserve its history.

The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.

Decades after testing the polio vaccine on unwitting patients, this historic mental hospital sits in ruin.

Hundreds of numbered stakes hidden in the woods mark the graves of the lost souls of a nearby asylum.

A historic Black graveyard hidden in the parking lot of one of America's largest malls.

An easy-to-reach, century-old shipwreck in shallow and crystal clear waters.

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

This protected area in Lake Huron contains some of the world’s best-preserved shipwrecks.

A popular place to pick up prehistoric coral fossils from the time when Michigan was an ocean.

Smoky, also known as "Yorkie Doodle Dandy," was a four-pound hero of World War II.

The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.

Near Dresden, a scenic medieval castle ruin offers atmospheric views, educational ties to forestry, and a glimpse into Saxony’s past.

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.