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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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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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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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Harpers Ferry: Civil War landmark still 'stupendous'

Harpers Ferry: Civil War landmark still 'stupendous'
Athough best known as the site of John Brown's ill-fated raid, Harpers Ferry provides a broader look at 19th century life with costumed interpreters, re-enactments, recreated stores and special programs.

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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 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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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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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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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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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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