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Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
Places elimford Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Holt House
There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.
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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.
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Volta Laboratory & Bureau
Helen Keller once broke ground on this historic center for the study of technologies to benefit the hearing impaired.
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Eritrean Cultural Civic Center
Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.
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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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Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
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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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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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Grace Hopper's Bug
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
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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.
Permanently Closed
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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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Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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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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Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Ruins
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
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Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
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Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
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The Old Patent Model Museum
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
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Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
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The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
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The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
