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Fredericksburg, Virginia

Shannon Air Museum

This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.
Added by chasesboni
Herndon, Virginia

Herndon Depot Museum

This former train station was once an important shipping depot for the regions farmers.
Added by blimpcaptain
Roanoke, Virginia

O. Winston Link Museum

This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.
Added by chasesboni
Falls Church, Virginia

'Mr. Dixie'

This local mascot has been a presence in the area since the 1960s.
Added by blimpcaptain
Leesburg, Virginia

Edward D. Baker Memorial Stone

The only U.S. Senator to die on the field of battle is buried in San Francisco but memorialized at Balls Bluff Regional Park.
Added by blimpcaptain
Berryville, Virginia

Josephine School Community Museum

A renovated schoolhouse that highlights the history of Clarke County's Black community.
Added by blimpcaptain
Purcellville, Virginia

The Oakdale School

The oldest existing one-room brick schoolhouse in Loudoun County.
Added by blimpcaptain
Norfolk, Virginia

'Navigator'

A sculpture made from recycled materials and hand-blown glass dedicated to transportation and transformation.
Added by exploringglocally
Leesburg, Virginia

Gleedsville Cemetery

The all-but-forgotten cemetery is Eastern Loudon County's largest African-American burial ground.
Added by blimpcaptain
Fairfax, Virginia

Legato School Museum

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.
Added by blimpcaptain
Alexandria, Virginia

Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans' Memorial

A small and somewhat hidden memorial to 68 local veterans of the Vietnam War.
Added by ellenbwright
Arlington, Virginia

Abner Doubleday Gravesite

Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.
Added by blimpcaptain
Alexandria, Virginia

Olander Banks Sr. and Margaret Lomax Banks Community Park

Home to a 27 room house, this estate was crafted by Black entrepreneur Olander Banks Sr.
Added by blimpcaptain
Charles City, Virginia

John Tyler's Pet Cemetery

John Tyler never got to be buried at his beloved home, but every pet his family owned since has been.
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Arlington, Virginia

Lockerbie Memorial Cairn

A gift from Scotland to the United States in memory of the 270 lives lost when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie due to a terrorist bombing.
Added by blimpcaptain
Smithfield, Virginia

Smithfield Schoolhouse Museum

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.
Added by blimpcaptain
Arlington, Virginia

Mary Randolph Gravesite

Recorded as the first person buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Added by blimpcaptain
Lynchburg, Virginia

Anne Spencer House and Garden Museum

The Harlem Renaissance poet and activist wrote, organized, and hosted travelers in this Lynchburg, Virginia oasis.
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Alexandria, Virginia

'The Pharmacist'

This pharmacist and his patient greet visitors to the National Community Pharmacists Association.
Added by blimpcaptain
Falls Church, Virginia

'The Man Slopping Pigs'

This eye-catching sculpture of rural life seems a bit out of place at a suburban intersection in front of a car dealership.
Added by blimpcaptain
Newport News, Virginia

Army Transportation Museum Foundation

A collection of vehicles across American military history.
MontyPySpock Added by MontyPySpock
Williamsburg, Virginia

Virginia Musical Museum

Home to the organ played at General MacArthur's funeral.
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Arlington, Virginia

McKee Grave

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.
Added by blimpcaptain
Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Facility 2298 Rail Bridge

The well-preserved remnants of a bridge that once made up a WW1-era military railroad.
Added by blimpcaptain