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Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.
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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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The Unabomber's Cabin
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
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Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
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Sweet Home Cafe
This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.
Savannah, Georgia
The Paris Market
This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.
Hardeeville, South Carolina
Thelma and Louise
A pink and gray pair of pachyderms advertise a fireworks shop.
Paris, France
Georges Méliès's Grave
The final resting place of the "father of special effects."
Flagstaff, Arizona
Picture Canyon
A nature and cultural preserve named for its multitude of petroglyphs carved by the Northern Sinagua people.
Winslow, Arizona
Meteor Crater
This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."
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East Potomac Park Mini Golf
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
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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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National Cathedral Bell Tower
There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.
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The National Gallery's Art Materials Collection
The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.
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Mary's Garden
An overlooked oasis of quiet on the grounds of Washington's monumental basilica.
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House of the Temple
This imposing Masonic temple a mile from the White House was the first public library in Washington, D.C.
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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
A lovely aquatic park built by a one-armed Civil War veteran who made a fortune from lotuses.
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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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Arbutus, Maryland
The Arbutus Oak
The 320-year-old tree that greeted General Lafayette and rerouted an interstate highway.
Arlington, Virginia
Pierre L’Enfant’s (Second) Gravesite
The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.
McLean, Virginia
Patowmack Canal
The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.
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Tudor Place
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
