The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.

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

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

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

The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

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

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

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

People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

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

A Bed-Stuy gymnasium that hosts expansive raves, performances, dance parties, and more.

A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.

Walk over a 150 year old manhole.

A community farm in the midst of the Brooklyn concrete.

A strip of modern stores in historic buildings.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.