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Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map
This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."
Places Daria Walcott Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
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Historic Elevator at Potbelly
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
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Capitalsaurus Court
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
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Glenwood Cemetery's Chainsaw Sculptures
The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.
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Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
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Jokes Phone
Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.
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Uncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
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The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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The Mutilated Currency Division
An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.
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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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FBI Spy House
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
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Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
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The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
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The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
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Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
