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• National Building Museum: Celebrating the nation's architectural genius

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

• Harpers Ferry: Civil War landmark still 'stupendous'

• Washington National Zoo: America's Panda Central!

• U Street: A historic and happening spot

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

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

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

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

• Smithsonian American Art Museum: Simply stunning

• Torpedo Factory: Fine art in a funky place

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

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

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

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

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

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

National Museum of African Art – The story of African art heritage and history
Founded in 1964 and formerly located in Frederick Douglass's Washington, D.C. house, the National Museum of African Art is one of the Smithsonian Institution’s newest museum’s in the physical setting along the National Mall just west of the U.S. Capitol building.

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

National Postal Museum: History of U.S. mail since the stagecoach
Located inside Washington, D.C.’s 96-year-old city post office building, the 75,000 square-foot National Postal Museum houses an extension collection of postal related material, including rare stamps and letters, airmail planes and a Pony Express exhibit.

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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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The Lincoln Memorial: Pure patriotic magic

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 Castle: The first of 19 Smithsonian buildings & museums

Smithsonian Castle: The first of 19 Smithsonian buildings & museums
The original building of the now 19 buildings and museums in the Washington, D.C. area that comprise the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Building, now simply known as “The Castle,” houses the Institution’s administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center.

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

U.S. Bureau of Engraving & Printing: Show me the money!
Watch real currency printed at the nation’s only location that produces paper dollars! At the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, visitors see how U.S. paper currency is printed, stacked, cut and examined before distribution to the Federal Reserve banks. The bureau also prints a plethora of official U.S. government documents.

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Thomas Stone House: a glimpse into colonial life

Thomas Stone House: a glimpse into colonial life
Visitors to the Thomas Stone Historic Site, located just 30 miles south of Washington, D.C., in Charles County, Maryland, will feel transported 200 years into the past as they walk through the home that belonged to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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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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Washington Monument: The flagship memorial to America's Father

Washington Monument: The flagship memorial to America's Father
Both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk, the Washington Monument for 125 years has served as the primary memorial to America’s Founding Father and first president.

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