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Serenity Statue
This poor little statue is the most vandalized memorial in Washington.
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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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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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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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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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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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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.
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Uncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
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Carnegie Library of Washington, D.C.
D.C.'s first central library was born out of a chance encounter with the philanthropist whose name it bears.
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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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The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
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The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
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Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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Frederick Douglass’s House, Cedar Hill
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
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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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Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
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Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Barbie Pond on Q Street
A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.
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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.
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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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Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
