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This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

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

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

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

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

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.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.

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

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

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

A bunker "with enough U.S. currency to replenish the cash supply east of the Mississippi" in the event of nuclear war now protects nitrate film.

Headquarters of the legendary clairvoyant's readings, spiritual hospital, and massage school.

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

America's first federal monument.

Located at the former Lorton Prison the Lucy Burns Museum tells the story of the 91 year history of the prison including the dark chapter of its involvement in the women's suffrage movement.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

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