A memorial to a shareholder activist feared by CEOs around the United States.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.

This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

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

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

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

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

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

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

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

Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.

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

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.