If 2020 hasn’t been frightening enough, here are the true stories behind some of the area’s creepiest spots.

On the day we observe the first anniversary of the 2011 earthquake, we also look back at three historical happenings at one of the building’s most badly damaged by the temblor—the Washington National Cathedral.

The controversy surrounding the Eisenhower Memorial isn’t new. In fact, many of Washington’s most famous monuments and memorials have provoked criticism and complaints.

Hyperbole or not, this incredible 1911 Post article claims that sharks once roamed the Potomac River.

In another combined effort with local history blog Ghosts of D.C., we look at three things about the Corcoran Gallery of Art—which may eventually leave D.C.

In a new series of posts, we get some help in uncovering some historical nuggets from Washington’s history. Today we start with National Airport, and three things you may not have known about it.