A 200-year-old bar with a cheeky name claims to have served Edgar Allan Poe his final drink.

A monumental statue of RCA's mascot now sits atop a historical society roof after a life of moving around.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

Taste the white whiskey that the United States' first president once distilled and enjoyed.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

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

Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.

A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.

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

The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.

A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.

While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.

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

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.

Home to items never before seen by the public.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

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