Permanently Closed
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Riggs Bank
The bank that helped fund the Mexican-American War and the purchase of Alaska met its downfall after helping Augusto Pinochet launder money.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Federal Reserve Tennis Court
The only tennis court that falls under the jurisdiction of the central bank.
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Organization of American States Building
The grand marble structure next to the White House is Andrew Carnegie's temple to Pan-American diplomacy.
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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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D.C. War Memorial
An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.
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Watergate Gas Station
This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.
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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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Water Gate at the Watergate Complex
Before Nixon, "watergate" meant canals.
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Arizona Avenue Trestle
The span is crooked and made from two older recycled bridges.
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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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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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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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USNO Master Clock
The most accurate timepiece in the world.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
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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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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.
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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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Library of Congress Card Catalog
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral
A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.
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The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
