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Spanish Steps
A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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'Encore'
Washington D.C.'s most famous pianist, composer, and bandleader still tickles the ivories outside Howard Theater.
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Rayburn House Office Building
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
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Boy Scout Memorial
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
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Silver Lyan
Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.
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Howard Theatre
Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.
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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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Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
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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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Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
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Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
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Willard Hotel
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
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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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Capitol Building Tunnel System
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
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Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
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Holodomor Memorial
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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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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Florida Avenue Grill
The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.
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Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
