Places nejuum Wants to Go

A memorial dedicated to a highly decorated Marine and Korean War veteran, who also happened to be a horse.

One of the oldest train stations still standing in Virginia played a vital role during the Civil War.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

This tree is a living witness to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

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

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

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

The oldest arched-covered bridge in Virginia has truly withstood the test of time.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

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

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.