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The final home of the most famous horse of the American Civil War.

This restored house built from a Sears kit in the 1930s is a physical remnant of FDR's New Deal following the Great Depression.

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

The solitary grave of a schooner captain killed by lightning while serving biscuits.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.

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

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

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

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

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

An amazing example of Federal-period architecture, truly unique to this region of the state.

Hidden within an idyllic suburban garden is a memorial dedicated to the victims of a terrifying spree of killings committed on U.S. soil.

This suburban park recalls the history of a famous tavern. Despite the name, it's no ordinary place!

The rock on which Moll Dyer was found frozen to death is said to still bear her handprint.

A rural colonial settlement that contains the remains of a store and cooper.

A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.