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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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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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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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Rayburn House Office Building
One critic described it as "middle Mussolini, early Ramses, and late Neiman-Marcus." Another called it an architectural "natural disaster."
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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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Tudor Place
A historic estate packed with George Washington's heirlooms, and its own nuclear bunker.
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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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Yenching Palace
The iconic D.C. restaurant where the Cuban Missile Crisis was negotiated, now a Walgreens.
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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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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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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
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Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
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Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
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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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The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
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Fort Reno Park
The only Civil War battle in Washington D.C. took place near this highest natural point in the city.
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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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The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
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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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The Brewmaster's Castle
This grand gothic brewery has been pumping out suds for over a hundred years.
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The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
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Museum of Unnatural History
Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.
