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Murals at Mount Pleasant Neighborhood Library
In an alcove of this historic library, you can find murals painted in the 1930s by an artist who went on to create some of Disney's most iconic animated films.
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Guglielmo Marconi Memorial
Dedicated to the man who created the first radio wave communication system.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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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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General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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First Teddy Bear
The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.
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Mummified Bison
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
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Almas Temple
One of the last mosaic tile facades found in the city.
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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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Russian Ambassador's Residence
Was there a small "backpack nuke" hidden in the attic? JFK apparently thought so.
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Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
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Cutts-Madison House
After James Madison's death, his wife and former First Lady Dolley Madison lived in this yellow building near the White House.
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D.C.'s Underground Bald Cypress Fossils
Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.
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Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
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Washington Stock Exchange Building
D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.
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'Spirit of American Youth' Statue
A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.
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The Sun Building
This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.
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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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Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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Andrew Jackson Downing Urn
This large garden vase urn has nothing to do with the seventh U.S. President—it was designed by one landscape designer to honor another landscape designer's contributions to the National Mall.
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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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James C. Dent House
Now a living classroom, this house was once the home of Reverend James Clinton Dent, a formerly enslaved man and a pastor.
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Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
