On a clear day, you can see all the way to the Virgin Islands from the top of this observation tower built in the 1960s.

The only female equestrian statue in Washington, D.C. is a 15th-century French heroine.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

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

The headquarters of the Audubon Naturalist Society is a small slice of heaven for nature lovers.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.

Politicians, bureaucrats, and military officers gathered in this field near the Capitol to settle their disputes with blood.

This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.

A park where people have been going to feed friendly pigeons since the 18th century

This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.

The world's oldest continuously operating airport was founded by the Wright Brothers.

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

Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

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

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.

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 museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

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

The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.