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.”

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

The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

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

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

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

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

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

This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.