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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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Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
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State Department Protocol Gift Office
They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.
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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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Federal Reserve Tennis Court
The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.
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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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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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Zero Milestone
A monument in Washington D.C. marks the spot from which all other roads were supposed to stem.
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Freezing Newsmen Plaque
A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.
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Water Gate at the Watergate Complex
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
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Willard Hotel
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
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The Tabulating Machine Co.
The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.
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Treasury Department Cash Vault
Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.
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The Presidential Booths at Martin's Tavern
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
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Washington Stock Exchange Building
D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.
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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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U.S. Naval Observatory Library
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
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Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
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Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
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Rush-Bagot Monument
An overlooked tribute to one of the most important peace deals in American history.
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Churchill and Mandela Call and Response
When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
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Gun Barrel Fence
This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.
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Capitalsaurus Court
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
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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.
