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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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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Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
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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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Old Stone House
The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.
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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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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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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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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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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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Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
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St. Elizabeths Hospital
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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Inside the Capitol Dome
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
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Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
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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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Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
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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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Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
