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

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.

This sprawling farm was once a Cold War-era hideaway for the nation's top diplomats.

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

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

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

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

America's first federal monument.

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

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

Volcanic stone sentinels stand watch at a Korean Bell Garden in Virginia.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

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

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

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

This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.

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

An original apothecary from 1792.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.