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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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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Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
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National Academy of Sciences
For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.
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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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State Department Protocol Gift Office
They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.
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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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The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.
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Eritrean Cultural Civic Center
Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.
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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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Hoff's Harmonica Case Collection
More than 500 unique and specially designed cases collected by D.C.'s "Harmonica Case Man."
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The Winfield Scott Memorial
The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.
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The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
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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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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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The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
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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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Annie's Paramount Steakhouse
This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.
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International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
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Charlotte Forten Grimké House
The historic home of an educator, abolitionist, activist, and poet.
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House of the Temple
This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.
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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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Rush-Bagot Monument
An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.
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The L. Ron Hubbard House
Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.
