The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

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

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

The only labyrinth within the city of Alexandria.

This brick-lined pedestrian walkway was once a railway tunnel used during the Civil War.

Remnants of a wall built to separate Black residents of Hall's Hill from a newly built subdivision are a grim reminder of segregation in 20th-century Virginia.

This "castle" is actually a limestone and quartz formation hidden along a trail.

This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.

Hear, smell, see, taste, and touch history at this immersive Civil War hospital.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.

This marker at the entrance to the Humphreys Engineer Center honors the former Chief of the Army Corps of Engineers.

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

The only remaining African American schoolhouse in northern Virginia is now a museum dedicated to formerly enslaved people.

This simple stone memorial remembers a secret, Geneva Convention-defying interrogation base from WWII.

The tomb was guarded by soldiers from both sides of the war, and some left their initials carved in the brick.

A striking memorial to the 21 lives lost in an explosion at the Washington Arsenal

Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

Please don’t anchor your boat onto the Department of Defense’s underwater data cables.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

A memorial to a shareholder activist feared by CEOs around the United States.

Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.