Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Sweet Home Cafe
This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.
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Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
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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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Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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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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Annie's Paramount Steakhouse
This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.
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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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Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
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Ruins of the Columbian Cannon Foundry
These recently uncovered walls are all that's left of Washington, D.C's first defense contractor.
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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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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Georgetown's Haunted Halcyon House
This stately mansion, built in 1787 by America's first Secretary of the Navy, is rumored to be one of the most haunted buildings in Washington, DC.
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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
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Peirce Mill Spy Station
Cold War intelligence agents monitored communist embassies from an attic in a former pigeon coop.
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National Archives Vault
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
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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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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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Holt House
There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.
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Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
