Castle Gatehouse, Washington Aqueduct
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The castle was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), who in the early 1850s was charged with providing a clean water supply to the......
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Between 1864 and 1928, this schoolhouse educated the children of Washington, D.C.’s Palisades neighborhood (though this structure dates from 1874, as......
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This art museum is the former private home and collection of David and Carmen Kreeger. David Lloyd Kreeger served in various roles at GEICO, including......
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It was 1830, and Alexandria, Virginia, was jealous. The new Chesapeake & Ohio Canal was two years into its construction. When completed, it would......
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Duke Ellington School of the Arts was founded in 1974, but the Classical Revival building it occupies is much older. In September of 1898, students......
Learn MoreNorthwest No. 4 Boundary Marker of the Original District of Columbia
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A team of surveyors led by Major Andrew Ellicott erected this marker in 1792 to show the northwest boundary line of the District of Columbia. It is......
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3001 Connecticut Ave.
Washington, DC 2008
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Free admission and host of brand new exhibits featuring both abundant and endangered species from around the world. Don’t forget to drop by the Zoo’s most famous residents: giant pandas!