The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

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

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

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

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

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

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

The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.

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

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

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

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

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