Despite not being a major music hub like Los Angeles or New York City, DC’s music scene has created its own styles, trends, and sounds for decades. Famous musicians and bands alike have found a home in DC, blending multiple genres on one track. However, few musical movements have swept the city like go-go and punk rock, and only one has the honor of being named DC’s official music. Throughout the late 20th century, both of these movements captured the essence of what it meant to live in the…

From the beginning, DC has been shaped by new technologies and advancements in transportation. Early on, the District — specifically, Georgetown — was the starting point for the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O) Canal, an important linkage to the Ohio River Valley and points farther west. The canal, which follows the Potomac River, is now a National Historical Park and a popular destination for Washingtonians seeking to explore and enjoy both history and nature. Like other American cities in the 19th…

Washington, DC, is one of the nation’s most historic cities, with neighborhoods like Georgetown and Capitol Hill dating back to the 18th and early 19th centuries. For the past 236 years, since the city’s founding in 1790, residents and visitors alike have shared stories and legends of unexplained happenings. From the site of Abraham Lincoln’s death, to cemeteries and buildings that predate the country itself, the District is full of historic places and the folklore that comes with them. Head…

Have you ever wondered about the residents of the beautiful homes in Sheridan-Kalorama and Dupont Circle? In this tour of Washington, D.C.’s National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), you can learn about Andrew W. Mellon’s apartment building, famed ornithologist Elliot Coues, and the house President Woodrow Wilson moved into after he left the White House. All of the sites on this tour have been deemed notable in the course of American history, due to important individuals, events, or organizations.…

This tour explores the rich history of M Street High School, a historic landmark at 128 M Street NW, and how this leading school’s administration, faculty and students shaped DC. M Street High School, which operated between 1891 and 1916, before relocating to the newly constructed Dunbar High School, served as a crucible of knowledge and inspiration for influential figures in African American and American history. On this journey through DC, explore connections to the school's trailblazers:…