Places GRH Wants to Go

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

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

The remains of a historic plantation nestled in between a parking lot and the rental car return at Reagan National Airport.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.

An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

"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!”

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.

A promising candidate for the lost rock laid by George Washington was unearthed, but the hunt is still on.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

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.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

There just so happens to be a court even higher than the U.S Supreme Court: a basketball court in the building itself.

The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.

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

The tunnel under the Capitol Building where Congress takes out its trash.

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