Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

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

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

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

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

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

The unbelievably opulent home built for an infamous newspaperman.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.