The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.”

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

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

Home to items never before seen by the public.