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The Transportation Walk
Outside the Department of Transportation, a collection of artifacts honors the history of how we get around.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Old Post Office Tower
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
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Foundry Branch Tunnel
Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.
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Washington Aqueduct Chemical Tower
Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.
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Marilyn Monroe Mural
A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.
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Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
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Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
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The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
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The L. Ron Hubbard House
Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.
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Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
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Churchill and Mandela Call and Response
When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
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Water Gate at the Watergate Complex
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
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'Cartwheel' Tower
Washington's top-secret Cold War-era doomsday communications tower is located in a small neighborhood park.
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Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
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Defense Intelligence Agency Museum
Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.
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Sonny Bono Memorial Park
A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.
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Capitalsaurus Court
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
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Fort Reno Park
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
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Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.
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Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
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The Presidential Booths at Martin's Tavern
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
