This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

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

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

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

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

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

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

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

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

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

The national park was once a plantation estate.

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

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

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

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.

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

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.