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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
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Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
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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 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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Watergate Fountain
The word "Watergate" will forever be associated with the infamous scandal in 1972, but this fountain is famous in its own right.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
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NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
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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.
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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Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
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Russian Ambassador's Residence
Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.
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The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.
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The Preamble in License Plates
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
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D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
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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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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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Baptist Alley
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
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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.
