Places petitebella127 Wants to Go

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

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

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

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

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

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

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

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

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

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

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

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

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

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

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

A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.

America's first public mental health facility.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

An original apothecary from 1792.

This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.