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A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.

The district's only illusionarium supports free writing programs for local students with every purchase.

When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

Amid the sprawling Defense Intelligence Agency Headquarters is one of Washington's least accessible museums.

This groundbreaking 16th-century map is known as "America's birth certificate."

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

World's largest Christmas store.

This indie movie theater is one of only three surviving Mayan-themed theaters designed by “Detroit’s greatest theater architect.”

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying the Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

Enjoy the cutest cafe experience outdoors.

Secluded wading pool with small waterfall and lovely nature.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Taxidermy and miniatures come together to create this unique museum.

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.

An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.