A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.