Portsmouth, Virginia
Commodore Richard Dale Monument
Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.
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Portsmouth, Virginia
Dedicated to a veritable Houdini among P.O.W.s who escaped imprisonment on five separate occasions.
Front Royal, Virginia
These buildings are a poignant reminder of the thousands of horses and mules who passed through this area of the Shenandoah Valley on their way to war.
Arlington, Virginia
Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.
Austinville, Virginia
This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.
Arlington, Virginia
This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.
Alexandria, Virginia
Hidden in the forest atop a long, winding driveway is this stately home.
Newport News, Virginia
A collection of vehicles across American military history.
Bedford, Virginia
This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.
Wytheville, Virginia
The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."
Bedford, Virginia
A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.
Syria, Virginia
Herbert Hoover's "Brown House" rural presidential retreat was a PR disaster amid the start of the Great Depression.
Falls Church, Virginia
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
Manassas, Virginia
Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.
Richmond, Virginia
A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.
Williamsburg, Virginia
This museum explores the grim reality of life in the earliest British colonies in America.