Places patricklongmire Wants to Go

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

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

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

A museum dedicated exclusively to aircraft used in the military.

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

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

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

A convincing little bit of ancient Egypt smack dab in Richmond, Virginia.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

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

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

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

America's first federal monument.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

This statue is dedicated to Grace Sherwood, the last person in Virginia to be convicted of being a witch.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

This pre-Revolutionary War grist mill ground corn and flour for soldiers in seven American wars.

The only recreation of William Shakespeare's indoor playhouse.