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The Mansion on O Street
With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.
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The K-9 of the Korean War Veterans Memorial
Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.
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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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Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
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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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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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FDR's Swimming Pool
There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.
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Potomac Park Flood Levee
This mysterious structure by the Washington Monument is a flood barrier designed to protect the White House against rising waters.
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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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Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
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Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
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Steam Tunnels Under Capitol Hill
100 years later, they're still down there.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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Culture House
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
Permanently Closed
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National Museum of Crime and Punishment
America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.
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Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
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Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
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Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
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Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.
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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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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.
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Legislative Bell System
An ear-piercing buzzer calls lawmakers to a vote with a series of long and short rings to form coded messages.
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Capitol Tile Room
In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.
