I went to Virginia last year to visit my opa, and he took us around to some pretty awesome historical sites! Nerdiness -> activate.
We also visited a ton of other old houses and historical sites, including Appomattox courthouse. :]
I definitely recommend Virginia (Lynchburg?) as a vacation spot for any History nerds! :-)
There's nothing like walking into a house preserved (as best as possible) from the 1700s. Old houses have a really weird, old wood smell that almost makes you feel like you might catch asbestos or something. It was neat. B) Jokes aside, I really loved the interior designs they had going on back then. I wouldn't ever cover my house with a different tacky color (or wallpaper) in every room, but it was interesting to see how different things were back then.