The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.

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

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

One of the oldest standing structures in Montgomery County, Maryland.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Surrounded by a verdant garden and a backdrop of ivy, a monument to beloved poet Khalil Gibran stands outside of the Lebanese embassy.

An interesting look into 18th-century American history.

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York’s only fraction of a street.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

These unusual rooms on wheels are holdovers from the 1960s.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

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

Rumor has it the hot dog stand was targeted by two Russian nuclear missiles.

A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.

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

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