Places seanpruden01 Wants to Go

Cold War missile launch site which has been converted to a public park.

A tiny 1857 chapel sits on top of a secluded, forested hill.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.

The birthplace of the Herndon Gas Company.

This former Cold War missile control site played an important role in the creation of GPS.

The only surviving 19th-century water-powered mill found in the Washington, D.C. area.

A small brick parlor house and artist's studio located in the wilderness is surrounded by imposing suburban palaces.

Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.

The former home of Thomson Francis Mason, the mayor of Alexandria from 1827-1830.

Originally dubbed "Retirement" by the Navy Commodore who built it in 1780, this beautiful mansion is now the centerpiece of a suburban community park.

This unique structure is the only one of its kind in Virginia.

A weathered, American Foursquare-style house originally built for lumber merchant William Wimsatt.

This church is known as "The Home Church of George Washington and George Mason."

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

This field of concrete was once an active defense site armed with nuclear warheads.

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.

On a side street near the interstate is the building where the famous anarchist once owned an ice cream parlor.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.

This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.

The home of one of California's most important horticulturalists wilts amidst a lovely park.

A spooky and decrepit mental health facility is slowly being replaced with newer digs.

All that remains of the Whittall mansion are the ruins of the formal garden and its pergola, dedicated to the late Matthew J. Whittall by his widow.