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Washington Monument Marble Stripe
Look closely and you’ll notice that the color changes a third of the way up the tower.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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General Sheridan's Horse Rienzi Winchester
This taxidermy horse was a Civil War hero.
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Grace Hopper's Bug
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
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Boy Scout Memorial
The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.
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Inaugural Parade Center Line
A line of blue paint marks the route of the inaugural parade.
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White House Helipad
Disks are rolled out onto the south lawn to absorb the impact of Marine One's wheels like giant coffee coasters.
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FDR's Swimming Pool
There's an old indoor swimming pool hidden directly underneath the White House Press Briefing Room.
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FDR's Bomb Shelter
The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.
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Washington Stock Exchange Building
D.C. once had its own tiny rival to the New York Stock Exchange.
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Carousel on the National Mall
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
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Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega
The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.
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NASA Full Scale Wind Tunnel Propeller
While most wind tunnels test scale models, the "Cave of Winds" was large enough for actual airplanes.
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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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Baptist Alley
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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The Winfield Scott Memorial
The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.
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Cher Ami
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
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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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D.C.'s Underground Bald Cypress Fossils
Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.
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'Spirit of American Youth' Statue
A replica of the famous memorial statue at the Normandy American Cemetery hides in an office building in downtown D.C.
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Treasury Department Cash Vault
Where the U.S. government kept its actual treasure, before Fort Knox.
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Secret Entrance to the White House
The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.
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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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The Portrait Monument
Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.
