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

Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.

This cannonball stands as a reminder of the final act of a fleeting governor amidst a revolution.

Under a playground is a little-known sealed train tunnel that likely contains the bodies of workers trapped by cave-ins.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.

Affectionately known as "Lord Bot," this historic statue has a cult social media following and rightly claims to be “the most metal inhabitant of the Wren Yard.”

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

One tiny triangular park commemorates the victims of a yellow fever epidemic—many of whom are buried right below the grass.

The Grand Ole Opry's big voice came from a small home in rural Virginia where she was eventually buried.

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

Down the road from where the Wright brothers lifted off is another flight tribute practically hidden from sight in the woods.

Mystery surrounds a famous marshal of Napoleon's army.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

One of the best places to see wild Colonial Spanish Mustangs in the United States.

A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

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

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