Socially Distant DC

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.

A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.

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

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

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

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

A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.

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

The national park was once a plantation estate.

These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.

The most accurate timepiece in the world.

A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.

The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.

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

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

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

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

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

One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.

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

A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.

This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.

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

A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.

Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.

A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?

When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.

A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”

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

The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.

Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.

This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.

The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.

One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.

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

A diminutive memorial marks the site of a successful assassination by a right-wing death squad in America's capital.