Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.

This nearly abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.

The equator passes through this tiny island in the eastern Atlantic.

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

An 18-mile-long tunnel for sewage waste will soon wind within the bowels of Washington, D.C.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.

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

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

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

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