This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

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

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

The best place for scenic views of the DMZ and North Korea.

This one-block alleyway is stuffed with street art that is colorful, cultural, and intensely political.

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

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

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

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

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

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

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

Atop this media building, two hives containing more than 30,000 bees keep the surrounding area vibrant.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

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

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.