This monument marks the beginning journey of a wounded soldier's leg that ended up almost two states away.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

The beloved, war-tested mascot of a Union regiment graces their battlefield monument.

A diorama of the Civil War, fought by cats.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

The story behind the mysterious symbol painted in front of the historic university's famous Rotunda.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.

The hide of Stonewall Jackson's equine sidekick is on display not far from where the ashes of his bones are buried.

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

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

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

This museum celebrates a legendary railroad photographer whose personal life was as dramatic as his photos.

The birthplace of Appalachia's only first lady, who some have dubbed the United States' "first female president."

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

Country fans may flock to Nashville's music scene, but this Appalachian town is where the genre was born.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Classy up your Big Mac with bow-tied servers and chandeliers at the world's fanciest McDonald's.