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The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

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

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

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

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

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

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

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

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

This grave marks the passing of a historic Jane Doe whose identity remains a mystery to this day.