District of Columbia

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Featured Attractions

Newseum
Washington, District of Columbia
The Unabomber's Cabin and other curiosities, literally ripped from the headlines.
International Spy Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
Impressive collection of hi-tech gadgets and sordid tales of espionage and covert operations.
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Washington, District of Columbia
A great medical museum in Washington DC. Where else can you see pieces of Abraham Lincoln's skull?
Stuffed Civil War Hero Horse
Washington, District of Columbia
Union Gen. Phil Sheridan's horse saw 19 pitched battles and was wounded several times. He's on display at the Smithsonian.
Holy Land of America - Catacombs Replica
Washington, District of Columbia
Franciscan monks exhibit a replica of Rome's catacombs underneath their chapel.

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Notable places we've visited or heard about.

Washington: American Acropolis [tips]
Washington: Holy Land of America - Catacombs Replica
Washington: Obscure Monument to Lobsterdom
Washington: Martha, last passenger pigeon, National Museum of Natural History [tips]
Washington: Modesty Shields, Union Station [tips]
Washington: National Museum Of Crime And Punishment
Washington: National Museum of Health and Medicine
Washington: The Newseum
Washington: Owney, Postal Mascot, National Postal Museum
Washington: Rienzi, Sheridan's Horse, Hall of Armed Forces History, Smithsonian
Washington: Soap Man, Smithsonian Institute [tips]
Washington: International Spy Museum
Washington: Titanic Memorial [tips]
Washington: Victims of Communism Monument
Washington: World's Largest Chair wannabe
Washington: World's Oldest Working Elevator [tips]