One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."

During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.

A secret greenspace hides atop a Capitol parking garage.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

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

Part of a WWII submarine is lurking outside the Washington Navy Yard parking lot.

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

A striking memorial to the 21 lives lost in an explosion at the Washington Arsenal

The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

A no-frills cinephile haven known for showing offbeat, underseen films.

"Leave a He-Man, Take a Transformer" and share a story about your real-life superhero.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

Home to first responders to Greenpoint's devastating oil fires.

Once called Winthrop Park in 1889, home to a decidedly sexy tribute to the Monitor vs. Merrimac battle.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

A 9-story, poured concrete structure which was used as a glue factory with an indelible smell.

Nondescript building owned by ExxonMobil working on siphoning Greenpoint Oil Spill out of the ground.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

100 years later, they're still down there.

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

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