An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

Constructed by the younger brother of George Washington.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

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

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

A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.

The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.

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.

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

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

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

The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.

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

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

Railroad officials in the early 1900s sought to spare travelers the sight of Roman soldiers’ private parts.

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

An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.

The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.

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

After his presidency, George Washington planned to live only a few blocks from the Capitol building.

A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.