Experience local National Trust for Historic Preservation historic sites and discover great architecture, magnificent landscapes, and life-changing stories. These sites include the Decatur House on Lafayette Square, the President Woodrow Wilson House, President Lincoln’s Cottage, the Belle Grove Plantation, and James Madison’s Montpelier.

Tour Woodlawn and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House, located on the same location in historic Alexandria, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. Woodlawn is a 126-acre estate that was designed by the architect of the U.S. Capitol, Dr. William Thornton, and constructed for Washington’s nephew, Major Lawrence Lewis. The Usonian Pope-Leighey House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright as an example of innovative, modern, and affordable middle-class housing.

Stroll through Oatlands Historic House and Gardens in Leesburg, Virginia, located between Washington and Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Once part of the extensive Carter family plantation holdings, the new Reclaim Your Story exhibit tells stories of African American history at Oatlands.