Bar full of oddities, specimens, artifacts and homages to the great dime museums of the past.

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

During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.

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

There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.

100 years later, they're still down there.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

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.”

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

The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

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

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

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

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

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

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.

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

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

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.