A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

A secret greenspace hides atop a Capitol parking garage.

One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

Depending on who you ask, this controversial treehouse is either a charmingly creative child's playhouse or an illegal encroachment on public land.

This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

This private residence was the template for one of the most beloved television homes of all time.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

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

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

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

The last vestige of a once substantial orchard and farm in the suburbs of Northern Virginia.

These figures float and flutter in this fountain crafted by famed Swedish sculptor Carl Milles.