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Capitol Tile Room
In the basement of the U.S. Capitol Building is a hidden storage room full of ornate floor tiles leftover from the 1850s.
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NIST Newton Apple Tree
A clone of a cloned tree that was so important it allegedly had its own guards.
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Congressional Cemetery
The privately owned cemetery that holds room for Washington's finest when they step down from life.
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Alferd Packer Cannibal Plaque
A brass plaque dedicated to a convicted cannibal hangs in the National Press Club, and that's not even the craziest part of the story.
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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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U.S. Naval Observatory Library
A hoard of sky catalogs, astrophysical journals, even the works of Galileo and Copernicus.
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Watergate Steps
Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."
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Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
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Abandoned Drawbridge Control Room
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
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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.
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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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The Cuban Embassy's Hemingway Bar
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
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Barbie Pond on Q Street
A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.
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Fort DeRussy
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Inside the Capitol Dome
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
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East Potomac Park Mini Golf
The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.
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Lincoln Book Tower
A three-story tower of books about Abraham Lincoln is one of the more unusual monuments to the president.
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National Building Museum
Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.
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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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Lincoln Memorial Undercroft
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
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Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
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The Capitol Stones
Enormous piles of historically significant stones, dumped by Congress in a forest, and abandoned for 60 years.
Stratford, Connecticut
Connecticut Air & Space Center
A humble air museum located in an original World War II aircraft factory.
