The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.

A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.

This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.

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

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.

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

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

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

D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

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

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

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

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

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.

The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.

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