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

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

A small and somewhat hidden memorial to 68 local veterans of the Vietnam War.

This stately building in Alexandria, Virginia was built by Freemasons to honor one of their most famous members.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

An original apothecary from 1792.

Once the largest trading firm of enslaved people in the U.S., this building is now a museum that preserves Alexandria's dark past.

The final resting place of an unidentified revolutionary soldier sits behind a Virginia church.

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.