A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.

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

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

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

This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.

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

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

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

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

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

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

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

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.