Places rosetatarsky Wants to Go

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

A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.

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

The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.

This historic boathouse was constructed using salvaged lumber from burned barns.

Now a living classroom, this house was once the home of Reverend James Clinton Dent, a formerly enslaved man and a pastor.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

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

One of the first Second Empire-style buildings constructed in North America.

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.

This apartment building designed by a notable Washington D.C. architect housed the Qing Dynasty's Legation.

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

Stone markers on the campus of Gallaudet University commemorate a peculiar school tradition.

Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.

One of the last mosaic tile facades found in the city.

The former home of the woman who successfully fought to integrate restaurants in Washington, D.C.

The final residence of an educator, civil rights leader, and presidential advisor was also the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women.

A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.

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 only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

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

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

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

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