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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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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Eritrean Cultural Civic Center
Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.
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Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
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Georgetown Waterfront
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
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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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Ben's Chili Bowl Mural
A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.
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Knife Edge
Architecture lovers won’t stop touching the National Gallery's 19.5 degree marble prow.
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Hecht Company Warehouse
Art deco landmark on the outskirts of Washington, D.C.
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Washington Coliseum
A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.
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Sonny Bono Memorial Park
A small triangle of DC grass is the final resting place of one of Sonny and Cher's songs.
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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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Annie's Paramount Steakhouse
This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.
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The Presidential Booths at Martin's Tavern
Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.
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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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Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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Glenwood Cemetery's Chainsaw Sculptures
The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.
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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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Chinatown Barnes Dance
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
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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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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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Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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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.
