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Stories a place tells about itself, passed down and still repeated.
Washington, DC
A small marker near the former Walter Reed grounds recalls the Confederate sharpshooter said to have fired toward Abraham Lincoln during the Battle of Fort Stevens; access can be controlled.
Washington, DC
The Willard's lobby is tied to generations of political meetings and the popular, though debated, story connecting Ulysses S. Grant's visitors with the word 'lobbyist.'
Real events too strange to have made the textbook.
Washington, DC
A disused bridge-control structure survives near the Potomac as a relic of movable-bridge infrastructure; observe only from legal public space.
Washington, DC
Augustus Saint-Gaudens's hooded bronze figure at Rock Creek Cemetery was commissioned by Henry Adams and is intentionally untitled and enigmatic.
Washington, DC
A monumental bronze Einstein sits with manuscript papers in hand beside a star map embedded in the plaza.
Washington, DC
This crooked former railroad trestle incorporates recycled bridge spans and now carries a trail over Arizona Avenue.
Washington, DC
This historic house served as National Woman's Party headquarters and preserves the long campaign for women's political equality.
Washington, DC
A small street designation marks the area where dinosaur bones were uncovered in the 19th century, inspiring D.C.'s official dinosaur, Capitalsaurus.
Small, specific collections run by people who care far too much.
Washington, DC
The Folger's Tudor-inspired reading spaces sit above one of the world's great Shakespeare collections; some areas require tours, programs, or researcher access.
Washington, DC
A moth taped into a 1947 computer log became one of computing history's most famous 'bugs'; the original log is a Smithsonian collection object and may not always be on display.
Washington, DC
A movie-theater display celebrates fictional U.S. presidents from film and television rather than the real occupants of the White House.
Washington, DC
A museum built around real espionage tradecraft, disguises, surveillance devices, covert operations, and intelligence history.
Washington, DC
The preserved remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, are held by the Smithsonian and have been displayed as a stark extinction artifact; verify current display status.
Washington, DC
The Academy's historic building combines scientific symbolism, murals, and architectural details, with the Einstein Memorial immediately outside.
Giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
Washington, DC
An ever-changing front-yard installation stages dolls in elaborate seasonal scenes that have become a neighborhood landmark.
Washington, DC
Horatio Greenough's seated George Washington depicts the first president in a toga-like classical pose that startled 19th-century viewers.
Washington, DC
The enormous basilica contains dozens of chapels, domes, mosaics, crypt-level spaces, and stylistic variations under one roof.
Washington, DC
The exterior of Ben's Chili Bowl carries a large mural honoring prominent Black cultural figures, turning a restaurant wall into a public-art destination.
Washington, DC
A little-known Capitol storage space preserves ornate leftover floor tiles from 19th-century renovations; access is not part of ordinary public wandering and should be treated as special-access only.
Washington, DC
A pedestrian scramble at 7th and H Streets lets people cross in every direction at once and is decorated with Chinatown-themed street details.
