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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
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Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
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Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Permanently Closed
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The Unabomber's Cabin
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
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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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Old Post Office Tower
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
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First Teddy Bear
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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Smithsonian Sushi Collection
Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.
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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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Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
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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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Misspelling at the Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.
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Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
Massa Lubrense, Italy
Punta Campanella
A crumbling watchtower and a lighthouse overlooks the site believed to be the Sirens' cliff in the "Odyssey."
Sorrento, Italy
Valle dei Mulini (Valley of the Mills)
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
Matera, Italy
Sassi di Matera
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Alberobello, Italy
Alberobello
Southern Italy's spinning top village.
