Places shivalilaa Wants to Go

Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.

With roots dating back to 1942, this retro diner was where Hank Williams is said to have uttered his last words.

The last remaining location of a drive-up hot dog stand named after a local pool shark.

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

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

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.

The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.

A journey along this trail means indulging in a slice of nostalgia.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

Metal dinosaurs lurk in a sculpture garden on the outskirts of a popular resort town.

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

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

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

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.