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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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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
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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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Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
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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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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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Ruins of the McMillan Sand Filtration Site at Reservoir Park
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
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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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Albert Einstein Bronze Statue
The beloved statue at the National Academy of Sciences is oh so inviting to sit on.
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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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Mount Zion Cemetery's Underground Railroad Shelter
People escaping slavery may have hidden inside a corpse vault.
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Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle Ruins
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
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Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
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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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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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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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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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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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Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
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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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Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
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Riggs Library
A wondrous old library overlooking the nation's capital.
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The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
