Isle of Staffa, Scotland
Fingal's Cave
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
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Yenching Palace
The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.
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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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Vigilant Firehouse
‘Bush the old fire dog died of poison July 5th, 1869. RIP.’
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Washington Aqueduct Castle Gatehouse
A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?
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Senate Bathtubs
Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.
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Washington City Canal Outfall
A portal into the bricked up canal that runs through the heart of Washington D.C.
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American University Experiment Station
The school tested mustard gas for the U.S. Army during World War I.
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International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
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Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
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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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The Cuban Embassy's Hemingway Bar
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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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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Holt House
There's a crumbling old mansion inside the Smithsonian National Zoo.
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Capitol Tile Room
In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.
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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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Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
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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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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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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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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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Rockefeller Mansion in Rock Creek Park
This leafy estate is worth $18 million and is so grand it has two mailing addresses.
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Inside the Capitol Dome
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
