A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.

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

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 final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

The taxidermy remains of the most popular pony in children's literature.

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.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

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

At Washington's Dulles Airport is a satellite museum (no pun intended) with three quarters of a million square feet of aircraft history.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

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

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.

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

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

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.