A corner of brightly painted, turreted Victorian rowhouses on a sunny Washington, D.C. street, with pedestrians crossing in the foreground.

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Turreted rowhouses along 18th Street NW at Kalorama Road in Adams Morgan at dusk, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCAdams Morgan & Mount Pleasant18th Street, Meridian Hill Park, and Mount Pleasant StreetRead the guide →
The LeDroit Park 1873 entrance arch at 6th and T Streets NW framed by blooming cherry trees, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCBloomingdale & LeDroit ParkBay-windowed Victorian rowhouses and Crispus Attucks ParkRead the guide →
Aerial view of the Bridge District on the east bank of the Anacostia River, with the arches of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and the U.S. Capitol dome on the skyline beyond, Washington, D.C.
Southeast DCBridge DistrictNew townhomes near the Anacostia Metro and the riverfront redevelopmentRead the guide →
The BROOKLAND wordmark painted across the brick facade of the Brookland Arts Walk building above the Brookland–CUA Metro station, Washington, D.C.
Northeast DCBrooklandDetached houses with yards near Catholic University and the BasilicaRead the guide →
Row houses on a tree-lined Capitol Hill street in autumn, Washington, DC
Southeast DCCapitol HillRowhouses near Eastern Market and Barracks RowRead the guide →
Brick Victorian row houses with a columned portico and crape myrtle in bloom on East Capitol Street, Washington, D.C.
Southeast DCCapitol Hill EastCapitol Hill rowhouse stock, mostly outside the historic districtRead the guide →
The Avalon Theatre marquee and storefronts on Connecticut Avenue NW in Chevy Chase DC, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCChevy Chase DC & Upper NWDetached colonials near Politics & Prose, the Avalon Theatre, and Rock Creek ParkRead the guide →
The art-deco facade and marquee of the Uptown Theater on Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCCleveland ParkThe Uptown Theater, the National Zoo, and Connecticut Avenue's apartment buildingsRead the guide →
The Tivoli Theater at 14th and Monroe Streets NW in the Columbia Heights neighborhood, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCColumbia HeightsThe Tivoli, the 11th Street restaurant row, and DC USA at the MetroRead the guide →
A tree-lined residential street in Congress Heights, Washington, D.C., with a Victorian frame house, sunflowers in the front garden, and brick rowhouses alongside.
Southeast DCCongress HeightsDetached houses and rowhouses beside the arena, Sycamore & Oak, and Oxon RunRead the guide →
Detached frame houses with gabled roofs, porches and a picket fence on a corner in Deanwood, Washington, D.C.
Northeast DCDeanwoodGarden-lot houses near Marvin Gaye Park, with two Orange Line stopsRead the guide →
The marble fountain at the center of Dupont Circle with people gathered around it, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCDupont Circle & KaloramaThe Dupont Circle fountain, Embassy Row, and the Phillips CollectionRead the guide →
The pirate ship playground at the Fairlawn picnic area in Anacostia Park, Washington, D.C., under an autumn sky.
Southeast DCFairlawnDetached houses and rowhouses next to Anacostia ParkRead the guide →
Brightly painted historic rowhouses reflected in the C&O Canal in Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCGeorgetownRowhouses and condos near the C&O Canal and M StreetRead the guide →
A brick Tudor house and winter trees at the corner of 34th and Camden Streets SE in Hillcrest, Washington, D.C.
Southeast DCHillcrest & Fort DupontBrick colonials on hilltop lots beside Fort Dupont's 376 acresRead the guide →
Cedar Hill, the Frederick Douglass House, a white nineteenth-century home with a columned porch, in the Anacostia neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Southeast DCHistoric AnacostiaNineteenth-century frame houses inside a designated historic districtRead the guide →
Historic Victorian mansion on Logan Circle, Washington, DC
Northwest DCLogan CircleVictorians and boutique condos along the 14th Street corridorRead the guide →
Brick semi-detached houses stepping up a hill on G Street SE in Benning Ridge at dusk
Southeast DCMarshall Heights & Benning RidgeBrick houses by Benning Road Metro, near Fort Dupont Park and the ice arenaRead the guide →
Aerial view of Nationals Park and the surrounding Navy Yard neighborhood, Washington, DC
Southeast DCNavy YardCondos and new construction next to Nationals Park and the riverfrontRead the guide →
NoMa at sunset — glass and brick towers, construction cranes across the skyline, and the rail yard running past Union Station, Washington, D.C.
Northeast DCNoMaNew high-rises around Union Market and the Met Branch TrailRead the guide →
A row of Petworth rowhouses in Washington, D.C. — grey, mint green, navy and pale grey fronts with columned porches, iron fences and front gardens in early spring.
Northwest DCPetworthPorch-front rowhouses near Grant Circle and the shops on Upshur StreetRead the guide →
The 1911 Tudor Revival brick facade of Randle Highlands School, its name carved in stone above the arched entrance, Washington, D.C.
Southeast DCRandle HighlandsHilltop foursquares and bungalows from the streetcar-suburb eraRead the guide →
Brick rowhouses under a full canopy of street trees on 34th Street NE in River Terrace
Northeast DCRiver Terrace & BenningBrick rowhouses on the Anacostia, by Minnesota Ave Metro and the RiverwalkRead the guide →
The restored facade of the Howard Theatre at 620 T Street NW in Shaw, Washington, D.C., with the U.S. and DC flags flying above the marquee.
Northwest DCShaw & U StreetBen's Chili Bowl, Blagden Alley, and the Howard and Lincoln theatresRead the guide →
A campus street on St. Elizabeths East, Washington, D.C. — red-brick hospital buildings with tile roofs along new sidewalks, street lamps and young trees, the arena at right.
Southeast DCSt. Elizabeths EastNew for-sale townhomes on the campus at the Congress Heights MetroRead the guide →
The Wharf at dusk — the Anthem's marquee, a water taxi, and crowds along the piers on the Washington Channel, Washington, D.C.
Southwest DCSW Waterfront & The WharfThe Wharf's mile of piers, the country's oldest fish market, and condos on the Washington ChannelRead the guide →
Victorian houses with gingerbread porches in the Takoma neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCTakoma & Shepherd ParkGingerbread Victorians, Cedar Street, and the Parks at Walter ReedRead the guide →
The columned facade and cupola of Walter Reed's historic Building 1 under a deep blue sky, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCThe Parks at Walter ReedNew condos and townhomes on the former Army medical campus off Georgia AvenueRead the guide →
A row of turreted Trinidad rowhouses in Washington, D.C. — red, grey and yellow brick fronts with slate witch-hat turrets against a winter sky.
Northeast DCTrinidad & H StreetTurreted rowhouses between H Street and the 446-acre National ArboretumRead the guide →
A giant panda in its outdoor habitat at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, Washington, D.C.
Northwest DCWoodley ParkThe Zoo's front gate, Connecticut Avenue's 1920s apartment houses, and Wardman rowhousesRead the guide →

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