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

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

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

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

A genuine Tudor manor transported piece by piece from England.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

An out-of-place Air Force radar dome is all that denotes this park as a former missile launch site.

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

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

An overgrown collection of miniature buildings still stand as evidence of one couple's obsession with The King.

The Virginia home of one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence is being preserved with a unique glass facade.

An eight-sided home built during a brief octagon craze in the 1850s.

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

The Virginia farm where John Wilkes Booth met his grisly end is now largely forgotten.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.