Washington, D.C.
The Preamble in License Plates
The preamble to the U.S. Constitution written entirely from vanity license plates hangs in the Smithsonian museum.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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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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Churchill and Mandela Call and Response
When it comes to handsignals (and colonialism) rock always beats scissors.
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Washington Aqueduct Castle Gatehouse
A building shaped like the Army Corps of Engineers logo, because why not?
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Gun Barrel Fence
This robust fence in front of a historic Georgetown home is likely made from hundreds of recycled Revolutionary War firearms.
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Capitalsaurus Court
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
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Reading Room at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.
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Holodomor Memorial
An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.
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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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Historic Elevator at Potbelly
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
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Uncle Beazley the Triceratops
A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.
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The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
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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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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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National Archives Vault
An atomic bomb-proof strongbox protects the U.S. Constitution from terrorists and thieves.
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Starship Enterprise NCC-1701
The actual model from the original "Star Trek" series is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum.
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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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Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
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Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
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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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FBI Spy House
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
