Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

The former home of Thomson Francis Mason, the mayor of Alexandria from 1827-1830.

Originally dubbed "Retirement" by the Navy Commodore who built it in 1780, this beautiful mansion is now the centerpiece of a suburban community park.

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

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

In 1932, Americans honored their first president's 200th birthday by planting trees.

Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.

Once forgotten and built over, this historic Black cemetery now houses a poignant memorial.

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

America's first federal monument.

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

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

A massive, majestic mammal watches over pedestrians from his perch atop a former B.P.O.E. lodge.

An original apothecary from 1792.

A superbly preserved example of Georgian residential architecture that was once home to one of the founders of Alexandria, Virginia.

This small pedestal marks the spot of the first lot of land sold in Alexandria, Virginia in 1749.

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

Historic Lee family homestead built in 1785, later serving as a private home and a Civil War hospital.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.

This cannon dating to 1755 has stood guard at this suburban intersection since 1915.

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.