Elmira, New York
'Hellmira' Monument
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
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Elmira, New York
All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.
Roanoke, Virginia
This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Stafford, Virginia
The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.
Goldvein, Virginia
These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
A piece of the Ludendorff Bridge, also known as Remagan Bridge, calls this military base home.
Fort Belvoir, Virginia
The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.
Baltimore, Maryland
An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.
North East, Maryland
This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.
Natural Bridge, Virginia
A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.
Bristol, Virginia
One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Hopewell, Virginia
For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The site of one of the deadliest skirmishes during the Battle of Fredricksburg.
Port Royal, Virginia
The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.
Lexington Park, Maryland
A ghostly cabin attempts to reverse the erasure of enslaved people through poetry.
Scotland, Maryland
This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.
Alexandria, Virginia
The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.
Alexandria, Virginia
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.