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Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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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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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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Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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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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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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Washington Monument Commemorative Stones
Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.
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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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Historic Elevator at Potbelly
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
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Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
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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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First FDR Memorial
One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.
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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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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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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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Old Post Office Tower
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
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Serenity Statue
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
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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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Boy Scout Memorial
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
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Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
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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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Hinckley Hilton President's Walk
A hidden passageway now marks the site of an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan that some say broke a 140-year-old curse.
