A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

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

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

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

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

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

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

These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

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

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

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

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

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

A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.