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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
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C&O Boat Elevator Ruins
This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.
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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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Water Gate at the Watergate Complex
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
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Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
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Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
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Fort Reno Park
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
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Navy Yard Railroad Gun
One of the largest artillery pieces in the world sits in a Washington D.C. parking lot.
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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
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Willard Hotel
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
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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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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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Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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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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Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
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National Archives Vault
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
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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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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
