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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
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Senate Corncob Capitals
Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.
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Benjamin Grenup Monument
This grisly headstone doesn’t seem to be resting in peace.
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Churchill and Mandela Call and Response
When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
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Civil War Nurses Memorial
A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
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Water Gate at the Watergate Complex
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
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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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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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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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Inside the Capitol Dome
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
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Capitol Bollards
The 5.5-mile ring of steel posts around the Capitol Building is one of the largest (and most uniform) of its kind in the world.
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NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
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Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon
The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Cher Ami
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
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General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
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The Mutilated Currency Division
An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.
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National Academy of Sciences
For 60 years, the academy had no permanent location until members voted Washington D.C. as its forever home.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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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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Fireworks Safety Zone on the National Mall
On the Fourth of July this area will transform into a Pompeii-like storm of falling embers and ash.
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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.
