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Temperance Fountain
A much-maligned monument to teetotalism.
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Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
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District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
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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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Bare-Chested George Washington
Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.
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Owney the Postal Dog
A traveling postal dog covered 48 states and more than 140,000 miles, and he lives on as taxidermy, patched up with a rabbit's foot and a pig's ear.
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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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The Throne of the Third Heaven of the Nations' Millennium General Assembly
Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.
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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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Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Housing the National Women's Party since 1929, this historic house is now a monument to the fight for gender equality.
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Maine Avenue Fish Market
The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.
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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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Theodore Roosevelt Island
The national park was once a plantation estate.
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Peacock Room
This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.
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The Big Chair
A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.
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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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Frederick Douglass’s House, Cedar Hill
The famous abolitionist’s preserved estate is one of Washington's finest monuments to its great Black citizens.
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The Mary Surratt Boarding House
The house where John Wilkes Booth conspired with his co-conspirators.
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The Adams Memorial
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
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Kilroy Was Here
There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.
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Sergeant Stubby
The most decorated dog of World War I is preserved in the Smithsonian.
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Renwick Gallery
The first purpose-built art gallery in the United States is once again open as a center of craft arts.
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Titanic Memorial
This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."
