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

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

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

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

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The national park was once a plantation estate.

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.