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Robert E Thompson

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2015

I have never lived in one place for more than a few years, and eight years in the military only amplified my nomadic tendencies. I’ve worked in the film industry, interviewed celebrities on red carpets, worked for a member of the House of Representatives and also National Geographic and Discovery. As an accomplished diver I have a weakness for sunken ships and Underwater Archaeology.

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  • Washington, D.C.

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Places I've been

Places this traveler has marked as been there.

 International Spy Museum

Washington, D.C.

International Spy Museum

Home to items never before seen by the public.

Mary Surratt's house

Washington, D.C.

The Mary Surratt Boarding House

The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.

Parking space D32, where the secret meetings between Bob Woodward and Mark “Deep Throat” Felt took place.

Arlington, Virginia

Deep Throat Parking Garage

Parking garage where Bob Woodward met Watergate source "Deep Throat."

The Rosslyn Metro escalator. (Steven Cohen/Atlas Obscura)

Arlington, Virginia

Rosslyn Metro Escalator

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Baroque Room

Washington, D.C.

The Mansion on O Street

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

The Exorcist Stairs

Washington, D.C.

The Exorcist Stairs

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Darth Vader grotesque on the northwest tower of the Washington National Cathedral.

District of Columbia

Darth Vader Grotesque

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

The Moon rock is located in the center of the red planet in the Space Window's upper half

Washington, D.C.

Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

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