Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.

This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.

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

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.

Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.

A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

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

Built to defend Washington D.C. during the Civil War, this fort became a post-war nucleus for a thriving Black community.

This pun was simply waiting to come to life, and one defense contractor made it so.

Where pardoned turkeys once spent their all-too-brief final days.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

This Federal-style plantation house was once visited by Abraham Lincoln to meet with generals during the Civil War.

This train station inspired the name of a 1970's rock band and provided the backdrop for their album cover.

A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.

A seasonal movie monster museum featuring wax creations by a relative of one of the original Universal Studios monsters.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Outdoor exhibits explore the contributions of European, African, and indigenous peoples to American frontier culture.