Surry, Virginia
Bacon’s Castle
Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.
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Surry, Virginia
Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.
Arlington, Virginia
The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.
Stafford, Virginia
The FBI's urban training course may have the highest fake crime rate in the world.
Chincoteague Island, Virginia
The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.
Alexandria, Virginia
The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.
Norfolk, Virginia
One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.
Richmond, Virginia
This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.
Syria, Virginia
Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.
Smithfield, Virginia
The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."
Richmond, Virginia
A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.
Alexandria, Virginia
The only place for a truly presidential dram.
Vienna, Virginia
Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.
Manassas, Virginia
Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Alexandria, Virginia
America's first federal monument.
Williamsburg, Virginia
This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.
Richmond, Virginia
Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Alexandria, Virginia
This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.
Jefferson, Virginia
Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Alexandria, Virginia
This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.
Vienna, Virginia
A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.
Richmond, Virginia
This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.