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Senate Corncob Capitals
Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
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Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
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Walter Johnson Statue
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
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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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Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map
This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."
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Mummified Bison
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
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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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Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
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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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Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
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Cher Ami
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
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National Cathedral Bell Tower
There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.
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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 Monument Lightning Rod
The monument's pointy aluminum tip has been melted down by repeated lightning strikes.
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Capitol Building Tunnel System
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
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Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
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Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
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District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
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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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The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Uncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
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Grace Hopper's Bug
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
