Places thedoubtfulguests Wants to Go

This gray utility box is not full of wires; it is a tiny, operational theater hiding on a Downtown Los Angeles sidewalk.

A pink sandstone column once used in ancient times to measure one's belly after a night of debauchery.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.

The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.

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

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

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

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

For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

Mysterious installations bring levity and light to a sometimes stodgy city.

This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.

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

A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.

One of the largest collections of Catalan literature and cultural materials outside of Spain, created by a community of 1960s expats.

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.