Salem, Massachusetts
Salem Witch Trials Memorial
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
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Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
This home is steeped in history from, George Washington to George Corwin, High Sheriff during the Salem Witch Trials.
Salem, Massachusetts
Statue in Salem of the woman who starred as the witch Samantha in the sitcom "Bewitched."
Three Rivers, California
This small shack near the entrance to Sequoia National Park has been in almost continuous operation for the last century.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
The most historic church in Fairfax County played a role in the creation of the American Red Cross.
Baltimore, Maryland
A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art.
Leesburg, Virginia
The only U.S. Senator to die on the field of battle is buried in San Francisco but memorialized at Balls Bluff Regional Park.
Leesburg, Virginia
Named for a Greek oracle that interpreted the words of Zeus, this beautifully-restored manor home was once home to the architect of the Marshall Plan.
Winchester, Virginia
A natural spring situated on the grounds of the Hawthorne estate.
Alexandria, Virginia
This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Alexandria, Virginia
A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.
Pound, Virginia
A highway marker that honors a former spy plane pilot and local hero.
Lorton, Virginia
The former home of the man whose radical ideas changed the nation.
Lorton, Virginia
The last of nine massive kilns that produced many of the red bricks for buildings in Washington, D.C. and northern Virginia in the early 20th century.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.
Richmond, Virginia
A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.
Richmond, Virginia
The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.
Richmond, Virginia
Within this lovely Richmond cemetery lie the remains of famous Virginians and some of Edgar Allan Poe's most beloved family and friends.
Roanoke, Virginia
Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.
Petersburg, Virginia
An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.
Roanoke, Virginia
An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.
Richmond, Virginia
Inspired by a foil-wrapped potato, (seriously) the Markel Building has been deemed one of the 10 ugliest buildings in the world.
Lynchburg, Virginia
A quintet of history museums make this Virginia graveyard as much a resting place for funereal history as it is for people.