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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Baptist Alley
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
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Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
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Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
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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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Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
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The Preamble in License Plates
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
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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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Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
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First FDR Memorial
One of the most influential presidents in U.S. history wanted only this plain, elegant monument as his lasting memorial.
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Old Post Office Tower
The National Park Service’s best-kept secret with views that rival any in D.C.
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Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
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Boy Scout Memorial
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
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MLK Time Capsule at Freedom Plaza
Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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Braddock's Rock
The "Key of Keys" for Washington, D.C. and the apocryphal landing place for the military campaign that started George Washington's career is now at the bottom of a well.
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Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
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Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
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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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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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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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George Washington University's River Horse
The hippo that stands on this university campus was once a drunken flea market purchase.
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The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum
Garments from across the globe call this hidden gem home.
