For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.

They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

More than 500 unique and specially designed cases collected by D.C.'s "Harmonica Case Man."

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

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

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

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.

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

The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.

A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.

This apartment building designed by a notable Washington D.C. architect housed the Qing Dynasty's Legation.

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