The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The final resting place of the Seminole Indian chief who fought against government occupation in Florida.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.

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.

The grave of a champion Thoroughbred hides within the former presidential estate.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.

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

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

This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.

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

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

Beating out all other concrete competitors, this massive garden feature's pointy hat has earned it a world record.

This fort down the Potomac from Washington, D.C. was once the only defensive fort protecting the capital.

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

The final resting place of one member of the Amistad slave revolt who never made it back home.