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

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

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

There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.

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

Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

This secluded ruin was once a home for exotic plants.