A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

A renovated schoolhouse that highlights the history of Clarke County's Black community.

This estate on the banks of the James River was home to a Founding Father, two presidents, a famous bugle melody, and what some say was the actual first Thanksgiving.

This monument is dedicated to those lost on June 6, 1944, in the town with that day’s highest per-capita casualty rate.

These trees are living witnesses to events that inspired poet Walt Whitman’s service during the American Civil War.

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

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

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

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

A museum in the heart of Virginia peanut country devoted to the humble goober.

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

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