Echoes of History Beautiful Sites Where the World Was Forever Changed

19. The Parking Garage That Brought Down a President

Few would ever suspect that a dimly lit parking garage in Arlington, Virginia, would become the epicenter of one of the biggest political scandals in history. But it was here, in an ordinary parking structure, that Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein secretly met with their anonymous informant "Deep Throat" during the Watergate investigation. Their clandestine meetings led to the exposure of the Watergate scandal, ultimately forcing the resignation of President Richard Nixon in 1974. The garage has since become an unexpected historic landmark, proving that sometimes, history unfolds in the most mundane places.