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Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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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Washington Coliseum
A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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Cuban-American Friendship Urn
The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.
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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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Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
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Capitol Air Conditioning Towers
"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”
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Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
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Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
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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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Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
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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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Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
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Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
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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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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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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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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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Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
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National Bonsai Museum
One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.
