A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

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

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

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

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

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

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

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

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.