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A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.

The U.S. Fish Commission’s effort to mass produce carp.

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.

Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.

A centuries-old stone pagoda from Japan stands among cherry trees beside the National Mall Tidal Basin.

This stately Georgetown rowhouse was once the home of a 54-year-old diplomat and his 16-year-old bride.

A purported 17th-century religious artifact with noteworthy associations to Catholic history in the U. S.

This house was once the location of Frelinghuysen University.

Over the last century, this elegant columned facade has been home to the headquarters of a bank, several nightclubs, and a restaurant.

This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.

Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.

This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.

This historic building is now home to the Public Access Corporation for the District of Columbia.

For over 70 years, this house was home to a pioneering Black artist and educator.

This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.

The former home of Lillian Evans Tibbs and her grandson, Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr., whose prodigious contributions to music and art spanned more than 90 years.

The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.

This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.

Engraved in stone here are the signatures of everyone who signed the Declaration of Independence.

Dedicated to the man who created the first radio wave communication system.

This Masonic lodge was the first major private building to be constructed in Washington, D.C. after the Civil War.