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Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
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Places I've been
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Washington Stock Exchange Building
D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.
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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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Willard Hotel
Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”
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The Sun Building
This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.
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'Spirit of American Youth' Statue
A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.
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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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Baptist Alley
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
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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 Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.
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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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Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
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Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum
Before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton had a tremendous humanitarian impact by locating thousands of missing soldiers.
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Historic Elevator at Potbelly
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
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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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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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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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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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The Blessing of the Fleets Ceremony
The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.
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Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
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Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
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Rotunda of the Provinces
An echo chamber with a waterfall wrapped around its base at the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C.
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Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain
A spectacular tribute to statesman and philanthropist Andrew Mellon.
