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

A stone nook where Frederick Douglass escaped the world to think, read, and write.

National Mall monument to the inventor of the screw propeller.

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.

A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.

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

Small indie movie theater that shows documentaries and unique films and has a cocktail bar with great drinks.

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

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

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

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

The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is one of the last one-room schoolhouses remaining in Washington, D.C.

Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.

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

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

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

A glimpse of the Pacific Northwest‘s indigenous culture in Washington, D.C.

The last remaining building in Washington, D.C., built by H.H. Richardson, one of America's most iconic architects.

A rare example of a rural school in Washington, D.C.

The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.

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

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