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Capitol Air Conditioning Towers
"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”
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Freezing Newsmen Plaque
A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.
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The Sun Building
This nine-story building is the oldest standing skyscraper in D.C.
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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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Capital Transit Co. Streetcar Barn
Before Metro, Washington had a robust streetcar network—and you see the remains of this infrastructure if you know where to look.
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Waldseemüller’s 1507 World Map
This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."
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Silver Lyan
Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.
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Man Controlling Trade
A muscular Art Deco monument represents the struggle between regulators and unbridled markets.
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State Department Protocol Gift Office
They sort through millions of dollars worth of diplomatic gifts on behalf of the government.
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Overthrust Fault
A surprising, but overlooked example of geology in the middle of the nation’s capital.
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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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Steam Tunnels Under Capitol Hill
100 years later, they're still down there.
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C&O Boat Elevator Ruins
This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.
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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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Water Gate at the Watergate Complex
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
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The L. Ron Hubbard House
Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.
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National Cathedral Bell Tower
There’s a special club house at the top for the bell ringers.
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Sharpshooter's Tree
A diminutive plaque recalls the treetop sniper who almost killed Abe Lincoln.
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The Cairo
This unacceptably tall building was the real reason for Washington, D.C.'s skyscraper ban.
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Capitalsaurus Court
The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.
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Daguerre Monument
Go take a picture with the inventor of the daguerreotype photographic process.
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Hall of Fake Presidents
Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.
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Senate Bathtubs
Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.
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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.
