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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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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
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United Brick Corporation Ruins
Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.
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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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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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Historic Elevator at Potbelly
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
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Fort Reno Park
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
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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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Holt House
There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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Smithsonian Sushi Collection
Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.
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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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Grace Hopper's Bug
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
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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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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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The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
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Mount Zion Cemetery's Underground Railroad Shelter
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
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Church of Two Worlds
A Spiritualist house of worship where believers communicate with the dead in the spirit world.
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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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Tudor Place
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
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Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
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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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Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
