Abhaneri, India
Chand Baori
Thousands of exquisitely carved stone water storage wells, hundreds of stone steps fill this exquisite medieval stepwell.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Jaipur, India
Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Laogai Museum
The first museum in the U.S. to address human rights issues in China.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Yenching Palace
The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Government Printing Office
Need a hardcopy of the 50-title Code of Federal Regulations? This is the place.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
Riggs Bank
The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
National Museum of Crime and Punishment
America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.
Permanently Closed
Washington, D.C.
The Unabomber's Cabin
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
Washington, D.C.
Dahlgren Iron Cross
A purported 17th-century religious artifact with noteworthy associations to Catholic history in the U. S.
Washington, D.C.
Bodisco House
This stately Georgetown rowhouse was once the home of a 54-year-old diplomat and his 16-year-old bride.
Washington, D.C.
Brooks Mansion
This historic building is now home to the Public Access Corporation for the District of Columbia.
Washington, D.C.
Harris & Ewing Photographic Studio
Once home to the largest photo service in the United States.
Washington, D.C.
The First Map of the United States
This map, on display in the Library of Congress, and one of only seven known to exist, is the very first map of the United States.
Washington, D.C.
Fort Stevens
This American Civil War-era fort still stands near the border between Washington, D.C. and Maryland.
Washington, D.C.
Evans-Tibbs House
The former home of Lillian Evans Tibbs and her grandson, Thurlow Evans Tibbs Jr., whose prodigious contributions to music and art spanned more than 90 years.
Washington, D.C.
Prospect House
An 18th-century townhouse that once hosted guests of the president.
Washington, D.C.
Guglielmo Marconi Memorial
Dedicated to the man who created the first radio wave communication system.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Monument Commemorative Stones
Ruins from the Parthenon and petrified wood line the interior of one of the world's most famous monuments.
Washington, D.C.
Battleground National Cemetery
This tiny, one-acre cemetery serves as a reminder of when the Civil War got close to the nation’s capitol.
Washington, D.C.
President Lincoln’s Cottage
The house where Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation.
Washington, D.C.
Slowe-Burrill House
Home to two notable early-20th-century Black educators, Lucy Slowe and Mary Burrill.
Washington, D.C.
Conduit Road Schoolhouse
The Conduit Road Schoolhouse is one of the last one-room schoolhouses remaining in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Braddock's Rock
The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.
Washington, D.C.
Warder-Totten House
The last remaining building in Washington, D.C., built by H.H. Richardson, one of America's most iconic architects.
