The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

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.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

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

A former Confederate hospital serves as a remembrance of wounded and dead soldiers.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.