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Freedmen’s Town Bricks
29.7556, -95.3812
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36.5997, -121.8881
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Skullbone City Hall & Hampton’s General Store
36.0839, -88.7616
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Melchoir Brewery Ruins
44.0053, -91.4467
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Washington, D.C.
Art Museum of the Americas
The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.
38.8929, -77.0415
Washington, D.C.
Jean Jules Jusserand Memorial
An obscure federal monument honors the French diplomat who served as Ambassador to the U.S. during WWI.
38.9382, -77.0515
Washington, D.C.
Summerhouse
A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
38.8914, -77.0106
Washington, D.C.
The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
38.8995, -77.0204
McLean, Virginia
Patowmack Canal
The semi-reclaimed ruins of this canal were once part of an ambitious plan to reroute the mighty potomac.
38.9976, -77.2541
Alexandria, Virginia
Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
An original apothecary from 1792.
38.8042, -77.0427
Washington, D.C.
Eritrean Cultural Civic Center
Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.
38.9210, -76.9725
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