For more than a century, one of Washington's best-kept secrets lay beneath the Lincoln Memorial: the Undercroft, a soaring 50,000-square-foot foundation built to keep the landmark from sinking into D.C.'s swampy ground.

Celebrating Washington, D.C.'s homegrown go-go music, long known as the city's soundtrack.

The Octagon might not be the best-known home in Washington, D.C.,

Ever wondered what's inside the US Capitol building? Here are some virtual tours and guides of various sections along with some history.

Discover the history of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.—from its design and 1922 dedication to its role in civil rights history, including Marian Anderson’s concert and Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.

In the late 1500s, Netherlandish artists became interested in the natural world like never before.

Benjamin Banneker (1731–1806) was a self-taught African American astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, almanac author, and farmer. He is best known for his work in surveying the boundaries of Washington, D.C., and for publishing a series of almanacs that i...

As the capital of the United States of America, Washington, D.C., is home to towering monuments meant to be symbols of freedom and democracy. But from the hands that built these iconic landmarks to the victims of experimentation that took place in the cit...

Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Patti LaBelle, and Yolanda Adams hit the stage in this special performance of Christmas Under the Stars. Performed and filmed at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C., this concert features these incredibly talented stars...

After a two-year, nearly $70 million renovation, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in Washington, D.C., has reopened.