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

Soldiers were buried next to Lee's house in the center of Arlington Cemetery to dissuade the general from reclaiming his property after the war.

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

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

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

America's first federal monument.

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.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

This war hero's old shop remembers the fine line between medicine and quackery during the Revolutionary War.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

Lines from a walking song are etched into a rock in Natural Bridge State Park.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

This Masonic lodge was the first major private building to be constructed in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War.