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Atlas Performing Arts Center
The revival of a classic Art Deco theater.
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Murals at Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Library
In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.
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George Washington University's River Horse
The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.
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Harewood Lodge
One of the first Second Empire-style buildings constructed in North America.
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Japanese Stone Lantern
A gift from Japan, 17th-century lantern stands among the cherry trees at D.C.'s Tidal Basin.
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Watermelon House
This rowhouse doubles as one of the most photographed spots in the nation's capital.
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Federal Reserve Tennis Court
The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.
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Philo Farnsworth Statue
This statue of the "father of television" stands prominently in the United States Capitol.
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Capitol Bollards
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
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Hidden Figures Way
A street in front of NASA's D.C. headquarters has been named in honor of the Black women who were essential to early spaceflight.
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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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Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
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American Geophysical Union Sidewalk Planet Display
A brass and marble scale model of the solar system embedded in the concrete.
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Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
Permanently Closed
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Tree Mansion of Archibald Walk
Depending on who you ask, this controversial treehouse is either a charmingly creative child's playhouse or an illegal encroachment on public land.
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'Ginevra de’ Benci' Portrait
The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.
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Washington Aqueduct Chemical Tower
Every drop of D.C. tap water flows through this old waterworks.
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Senate Corncob Capitals
Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.
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Marilyn Monroe Mural
A tribute to the pop culture icon overlooks this Washington D.C. intersection.
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Flag Office Elevator
The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol
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The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.
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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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Dumbarton Oaks Birthing Figure
This fertility idol of questionable authenticity inspired an iconic Indiana Jones artifact.
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Bootlegging Room in the Cannon House Office Building
During Prohibition, the U.S. Congress had an "official" bootlegger, with his own Capitol Hill office.
