Washington, D.C.
Strom Party Animal
A public art jibe at one of the United States’ oldest and longest-serving senators.
Places clayontheroad Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Missing Capitol Building Cornerstone
A promising candidate for the lost rock laid by George Washington was unearthed, but the hunt is still on.
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Mummified Bison
The 28,000-year-old specimen is remarkably intact.
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Washington Aqueduct Emergency Pumping Station
These abandoned waterworks are crumbling into the Potomac River.
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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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Volta Laboratory & Bureau
Helen Keller once broke ground on this historic center for the study of technologies to benefit the hearing impaired.
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Cuban-American Friendship Urn
The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.
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The Preamble in License Plates
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
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Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II
An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.
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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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Gun Barrel Fence
This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.
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Library of Congress Book Conveyor Tunnel
A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.
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FDR's Bomb Shelter
The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.
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Serenity Statue
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
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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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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
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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 Presidential Booths at Martin's Tavern
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
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Treasury Department Cash Vault
Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.
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Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
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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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Holodomor Memorial
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
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Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.
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Ruins of the Columbian Cannon Foundry
These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.
