The towering figures were created from the cemetery’s fallen old-growth trees. GLENWOOD CEMETERY IS A HISTORIC Washington D.C. cemetery some know for its opulent Victorian monuments and infamous residents: It is the resting place of George Atzerodt, a co-conspirator for Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, and the murderer Frederic De Frouville. But amid the graves of its notorious and…
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES BUILDING IN Washington, D.C. houses some of the United States’ most foundational texts, including the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Declaration of Independence. These three documents are collectively known as the Charters of Freedom, and could be the most…
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas. BENEATH WASHINGTON, D.C., A DIMLY lit web of passages weaves throughout row after row of eerie wall graves, recalling early Christian burials in the catacombs of ancient Rome. The subterranean complex is located underneath the Franciscan Monastery…
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark. SOMETIMES, A COLD WIND WILL chill the bones of passersby walking through Georgetown in the darkness of night. If you happen to find yourself at the spot where M Street becomes Canal Road, you might notice an exceptionally long, steep…