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Riggs Bank
The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Site of the Union Station Train Crash
A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.
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Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
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D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
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The Lockkeeper's House
A derelict bit of infrastructure from the canal that once ran through D.C. is landlocked in the heart of the city.
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Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
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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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Washington Coliseum
A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.
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Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
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The Unabomber's Cabin
It was once the base for a series of domestic terror attacks.
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Memorial to Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II
An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Capitol Building Tunnel System
Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.
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The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
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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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Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
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Frederick Douglass’s House, Cedar Hill
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
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District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
