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• U.S. Capitol Building: Where the law of the land finds life

• Smithsonian Castle: The first of 19 Smithsonian buildings & museums

• White House: Historical home to 43 U.S. presidents

• The Lincoln Memorial: Pure patriotic magic

• Harpers Ferry: Civil War landmark still 'stupendous'

• National Museum of African Art – The story of African art heritage and history

• National Museum of the American Indian – A close-up look at our native peoples

• National Postal Museum: History of U.S. mail since the stagecoach

• Smithsonian American Art Museum: Simply stunning

• U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing: Show me the money!

• National Museum of American History: The USA's central depot for all things Americana

• Washington Monument: The flagship memorial to America's Father

• Washington National Zoo: America's Panda Central!

• The National Archives Building: Home to the Charters of Freedom

• Thomas Stone House: a glimpse into colonial life

• U Street: A historic and happening spot

International Spy Museum: An exclusive peek into the world's second oldest profession

International Spy Museum: An exclusive peek into the world's second oldest profession
Adopt an undercover identity. Receive your Agent Briefing. Get special training on past strategies and tactics of some of the world’s greatest intelligence operatives. It’s all at the International Spy Museum – the first and only public espionage museum in the United States and the only exhibition in the world that present a global examination of a profession still very much shrouded in secrecy.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: America’s tribute to a tragedy

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: America’s tribute to a tragedy
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust.

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Arlington National Cemetery: Final resting place for 300,000 honored Americans

Arlington National Cemetery: Final resting place for 300,000 honored Americans
Serving as the final resting place to more than 300,000 Americans, including presidents and a first lady, Arlington National Cemetery is a history lesson about many of the most famous conflicts and individuals who gave their lives to secure this nation’s status as a free country.

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African American Civil War Memorial & Museum: Only one of its kind in the USA

African American Civil War Memorial & Museum: Only one of its kind in the USA
Commemorating the service of more than 209,000 soldiers and sailors of color in the War Between the States, the African American Civil War Memorial & Museum is the only one of its kind in the country and includes a 10-foot-tall outdoor sculpture and names of those who served throughout the four-year-long conflict.

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National Building Museum: Celebrating the nation's architectural genius

National Building Museum: Celebrating the nation's architectural genius
A museum of “architecture, design, engineering, construction and urban planning,” the National Building Museum, in Washington, D.C., is a one-of-a-kind attraction celebrating the past and evolving future of building design and planning.

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Torpedo Factory: Fine art in a funky place

Torpedo Factory: Fine art in a funky place
This one-time WWII torpedo factory now features studio and exhibition space for more than 160 local artists, and is free to the public year-round.

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Ford’s Theatre: The country’s first presidential assassination site lives on

Ford’s Theatre: The country’s first presidential assassination site lives on
Washington, D.C.’s Ford’s Theatre, where Lincoln was gunned down by John Wilkes Booth, is simultaneously national historic landmark, live playhouse and consistently popular tourist site.

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Jefferson Memorial: Controversial tribute to the third U.S. president

Jefferson Memorial: Controversial tribute to the third U.S. president
Built on a man-made peninsula just south of the National Mall area of downtown Washington, D.C., the Jefferson Memorial is an open-air tribute to the nation’s third president – the only president to never veto an act of Congress.

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Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Gardens: Tracing modern sculpture from the mid-1800s

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Gardens: Tracing modern sculpture from the mid-1800s
Located just east of the original Smithsonian Institution Building – also known as the Castle – the drum shape museum known as the Hirshhorn has amassed an exclusive collection of more than 12,000 pieces of modern art from the 19th and 20th centuries, and its world renowned outdoor garden sculptures along the paths in the garden trace the history of modern sculpture from the mid 1800's.

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National Air & Space Museum: the most visited museum in the world

National Air & Space Museum: the most visited museum in the world
From the original Wright Brothers flying machine to Captain Kirk’s legendary U.S.S. Enterprise, there’s a reason why the National Air & Space Museum is the most popular museum on the planet.

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