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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Washington, D.C.
Churchill and Mandela Call and Response
When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
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The Lindens
The oldest house in Washington, D.C. wasn't originally constructed in the nation's capital.
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Strom Party Animal
A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.
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Embassy Gulf Service Center
Behind an abandoned storefront is an example of pioneering 1930s gas station architecture.
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The Mansion on O Street
With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.
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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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Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
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Russian Ambassador's Residence
Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.
District of Columbia
The Winfield Scott Memorial
The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.
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The Cairo
This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.
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Spirit of Justice Park
A secret greenspace hides atop a Capitol parking garage.
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Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Arlington, Virginia
George Washington Memorial Parkway
This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
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Washington Family Church National Cathedral
An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.
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Tivoli's Astounding Magic Supply
The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.
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Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
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Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
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Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
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Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
