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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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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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Senate Bathtubs
Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.
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Capitol Building Tunnel System
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
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Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
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Capitol Tile Room
In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.
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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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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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Mary's Garden
An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.
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Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
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NIST Newton Apple Tree
A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
Permanently Closed
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Site of the Knickerbocker Disaster
You could be standing at the site of one of D.C.'s most fatal tragedies and not even know it.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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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 Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Grace Hopper's Bug
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
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Alferd Packer Cannibal Plaque
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
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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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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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Inside the Capitol Dome
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
