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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
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Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
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Washington Coliseum
A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.
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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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Willard Hotel
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
Permanently Closed
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United Brick Corporation Ruins
Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.
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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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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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Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
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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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The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
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Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
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Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
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National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
