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United States Capitol
Standing majestically at the heart of American democracy, the U.S. Capitol is far more than a government building; it's a temple of national ambition built over nearly two centuries. Construction began in 1793, and the i…
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Supreme Court of the United States
Nestled in the shadow of the Capitol sits one of America's most powerful and enigmatic institutions: the Supreme Court. The gleaming marble building, completed in 1935, looks like a Greek temple because Chief Justice Wil…
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Library of Congress
The Library of Congress began in 1800 with just 964 books, but today it stands as the world's largest library, sheltering 17 million items in a sprawling temple to human knowledge. Congress wanted a library to support le…
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
When you step into the National Museum of Natural History, you're stepping into over 145 years of scientific discovery and adventure. Founded in 1910, this Smithsonian Institution gem houses 145 million specimens and art…
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Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
Sitting at the foot of Capitol Hill, the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is one of America's largest bronze sculptures, a monument to complicated greatness and the burden of military leadership. Dedicated in 1922, nearly a qua…
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International Spy Museum
The International Spy Museum turns espionage from shadow-world secrecy into gripping, interactive storytelling. Opened in 2002, this unique museum houses the world's largest collection of espionage artifacts: real spy ga…
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial stands on the Tidal Basin like a neoclassical dream, its white marble dome reflecting in water that echoes the grace of the Founding Father it honors. Completed in 1943, this open-air temple…
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National Museum of the American Indian
The National Museum of the American Indian stands on the National Mall as both architecture and statement. Completed in 2004, the building itself was designed with Native American input and features landscape elements re…
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The Washington Monument
The Washington Monument rises 555 feet into the D.C. sky as the world's tallest obelisk and oldest surviving national monument to an American president. Construction began in 1848 but stalled during the Civil War, creati…
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National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art stands as one of the world's most comprehensive art museums, housing masterpieces spanning from medieval times through contemporary periods across two iconic buildings in Washington D.C.'s cul…
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Connecticut Avenue Overlook Park
Connecticut Avenue Overlook Park is a small public spot on Connecticut Avenue NW, a short walk from Dupont Circle in Washington D.C. It is the kind of place you find by walking the neighbourhood, and it makes a good paus…
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Chesapeake And Ohio Canal Historical Park In Georgetown
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Georgetown is the western end of a 19th-century waterway built to carry coal and goods from the Appalachians to the Potomac, now a national historical park in Washington D.C. Its stone lo…
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Embassy Row
Embassy Row is the stretch of Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington D.C. where dozens of foreign embassies and ambassadors' residences sit in grand early twentieth-century mansions. It starts near Dupont Circle and runs …
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Logan Circle
Logan Circle is a landscaped traffic circle and park in northwest Washington D.C., where 13th Street, P Street, Rhode Island Avenue and Vermont Avenue meet. A bronze statue of Civil War general John A. Logan stands at it…
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Washington National Mall Mystery: The Philip Reid Time Capsule
100 min · EN
Places on this quest: Ulysses S. Grant Memorial · Library of Congress
Ghosts of Washington D.C.: A Historical Adventure
121 min · EN
Places on this quest: The Washington Monument · National Museum of the American Indian
Washington D.C: FBI V.S Bank Robbers & Art Thieves
62 min · EN
Places on this quest: Thomas Jefferson Memorial · International Spy Museum
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