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The Lincoln Memorial: Pure patriotic magic
This memorial to our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, includes massive columns, a soaring statue, and an awe-inspiring view of the nation's capital.

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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Simply stunning

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Simply stunning
This world-renowned collection of American art spans more than three hundred years of national history.

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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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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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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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The National Archives Building: Home to the Charters of Freedom

The National Archives Building: Home to the Charters of Freedom
Home to the original United States Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C., houses some of the most important political and social documents from modern human history.

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

National Museum of American History: The USA's central depot for all things Americana
From the original Star-Spangled Banner and Abraham Lincoln’s top hat, to Dizzy Gillespie’s angled trumpet and Dorothy’s ruby slippers from “The Wizard of Oz,” the newly renovated National Museum of American History is the nation’s largest central depot for storage, viewing and appreciation of all things Americana.

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

National Museum of the American Indian – A close-up look at our native peoples
The very newest in a long line of Smithsonian Institution museums, the National Museum of the American Indian is a museum dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history and arts of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.

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

White House: Historical home to 43 U.S. presidents
The home to every American president since John Adams, the White House occupies a special place in the hearts of Americans as home to the most powerful elected individual in the world, and historical site to some of the most important political events in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.

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U Street: A historic and happening spot

U Street: A historic and happening spot
This neighborhood north of downtown, once the center of the city's African American community, now offers loads of cultural and entertainment options.

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