A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

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

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

‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’

A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.

The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

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

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

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

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

This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

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

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.