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

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.

A nostalgic bibliographic gem.

The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.

Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.

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

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.