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  • National park
Anacostia Park
  • Cemetery
  • National park
Battleground National Cemetery
  • National park
Capitol Hill Parks
  • National park
Fort Dupont Park
  • Waterfall, cascades
  • Historical museum
  • National park
Great Falls of Potomac
  • Small town or village
Greenbelt
  • National park
  • Scenic site or route
Baltimore-Washington Parkway
  • Furniture display
  • Historical museum
Greenbelt Museum
  • National park
  • Resort or relaxation spot
Greenbelt Park
  • Historical museum
  • National park
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
  • National park
National Capital Parks-Central
  • Architecture - Romanesque
  • National park
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Old Post Office Tower
  • National park
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Washington - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
  • National park
Washington - George Mason Memorial
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Scenic site or route
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Washington - Jefferson Memorial
  • National park
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Washington - Korean War Veterans Memorial
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Washington - Lincoln Memorial
  • Dam, bridge, lock, waterway
  • National park
Arlington Memorial Bridge
  • Region, quarter of a major city
  • Garden or botanic display
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Washington - National Mall
  • Coin collection
  • Miscellaneous collectibles museums
  • Postal museum, stamp collection
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
  • Decorative arts display
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Modern art
  • Major world-scale museum
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
National Gallery of Art
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Architecture - Victorian
National Museum of Women in the Arts
  • National park
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
National World War II Memorial
  • Museum of architectural history
  • National Register of Buildings
Octagon Museum
  • Major world-scale museum
  • National Register of Buildings
Smithsonian Institution/Castle
  • Historical museum
  • Jewish site or artifact collection
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
  • Journalism, printing museum or site
Voice of America
  • Education institution
Woodrow Wilson International Center
  • Furniture display
  • Historical museum
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Washington - Sewall-Belmont House
  • Military attraction or museum
  • National park
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Washington - Vietnam Veterans Memorial
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Washington Monument
  • National park
National Capital Parks-East
  • Military attraction or museum
  • National park
Fort Washington Park
  • Manor or country house
  • National park
Harmony Hall
  • National park
  • Scenic site or route
Suitland Parkway
  • Garden or botanic display
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Washington - Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Washington - Anacostia Neighborhood
  • Black heritage site
  • US Civil War Site
  • Historical museum
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
  • Aviation attraction or museum
  • Military attraction or museum
  • Nautical museum or attraction
  • National Register of Buildings
Naval Historical Center/Navy Museum
  • Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
Washington - Black Fashion Museum
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Washington - Capitol Hill Neighborhood
  • Black heritage site
  • US Civil War Site
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Emancipation Statue
  • Library
  • Literary site
  • National Register of Buildings
Folger Shakespeare Library
  • Library
Library of Congress
  • Children's activities
National Children's Museum (formerly Capital Children's Museum) (Closed until 2008)
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Robert A Taft Memorial
  • Government or institution building
Senate and House Office Buildings
  • Government or institution building
  • National Register of Buildings
Supreme Court Building
  • Garden or botanic display
US Botanic Garden
  • Market, shopping area
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
  • Railroad attraction or museum
  • National Register of Buildings
Union Station
  • Government or institution building
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
United States Capitol
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Washington - Chinatown Neighbourhood
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Chinatown Friendship Archway
  • Hotel of note
Henley Park Hotel
  • Historical museum
  • Police or criminal museum
International Spy Museum
  • Family activity
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
Marian Koshland Science Museum
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
  • Children's activities
  • Market, shopping area
  • Stadium or sports facility
Verizon Center (formerly MCI Centre)
  • Amusement, theme or leisure park
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
Discovery Channel Store
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Washington - Downtown
  • Historical museum
  • Library
  • National Register of Buildings
Bethune Museum of Archives
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Historical museum
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
  • National Register of Buildings
Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design
  • Decorative arts display
  • Historical museum
  • US Revolutionary War Site
DAR Museum
  • Historical museum
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Architecture - Victorian
Decatur House
  • Hotel of note
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Architecture - Victorian
Morrison-Clarke Inn
  • Aquarium
National Aquarium
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Christian sites
St John's Church
  • Journalism, printing museum or site
Washington Post Company
  • Region, quarter of a major city
  • National Register of Buildings
Washington - Dupont Circle District
  • Historical museum
  • Jewish site or artifact collection
B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum (closed)
  • Historical museum
  • National Register of Buildings
Heurich House Museum
  • Hotel of note
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
Jefferson Hotel
  • Archeological exhibit, museum
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
National Geographic Society
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Modern art
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Architecture - Victorian
Phillips Collection
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Town walls, fortifications, gates
  • Musical activity or concert hall
  • Natural area
  • National park
Rock Creek Park
  • Furniture display
  • Garden or botanic display
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Old Stone House
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Peirce Mill
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Christian sites
  • Architecture - Renaissance
St Matthew's Cathedral
  • Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
  • Garden or botanic display
Textile Museum
US Chess Hall of Fame and Museum
  • Family activity
  • Sports activity or museum
Washington - ESPN Zone
  • Region, quarter of a major city
  • National Register of Buildings
Washington - Embassy Row
  • Region, quarter of a major city
  • National Register of Buildings
Washington - Foggy Bottom Historic District
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Albert Einstein Memorial
  • Garden or botanic display
  • National park
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Constitution Gardens
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Memorial to the Signers of the Declaration of Independence
  • Government or institution building
Department of State
  • Musical activity or concert hall
  • Opera house or company
  • Theatrical hall or company
John F. Kennedy Center
  • Historic site
  • Hotel of note
  • Architecture - Modern
Watergate Complex
  • Region, quarter of a major city
  • National Register of Buildings
Washington - Georgetown Historic District
  • Biking opportunity
  • Boating, sailing, water craft activities
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Industrial attraction, factory museum
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
  • Furniture display
  • Historical museum
  • Manor or country house
Dumbarton House
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Historic site
  • Library
  • National Register of Buildings
Dumbarton Oaks (Only Gardens Open, Museum to reopen in 2008)
  • Education institution
Georgetown University
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Modern art
Kreeger Museum
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Theodore Roosevelt Island
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Manor or country house
  • National Register of Buildings
Tudor Place
  • Boating, sailing, water craft activities
  • Historic site
  • Market, shopping area
Washington Harbor
  • Subways and urban transport
Washington - Metro
  • Police or criminal museum
Washington - National Museum of Crime & Punishment
  • Region, quarter of a major city
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
Washington - Pennsylvania Avenue
  • Western hemisphere native art, artifacts
  • Government or institution building
  • Architecture - Modern
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Canadian Embassy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • US Civil War Site
  • Historic site
  • Historical museum
  • National park
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Theatrical hall or company
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
  • Jewish site or artifact collection
Lillian and Albert Small Jewish Museum
  • Historical museum
  • Library
  • National Register of Buildings
National Archives & Records Administration
  • Museum of architectural history
National Building Museum
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
  • Market, shopping area
  • Postal museum, stamp collection
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Old Post Office Pavilion
  • Theatrical hall or company
Shakespeare Theatre
  • Historical museum
  • Military attraction or museum
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
US Navy Memorial
  • Convention, exhibition center
Washington Convention Center
  • Natural area
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Washington - Tidal Basin
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
FDR Memorial
Washington - US Marine Corps Museum
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Washington - Upper Northeast Region
  • Architecture - Romanesque
  • Christian sites
  • Stained glass of note
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
  • Garden or botanic display
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Christian sites
Franciscan Monastery
  • Garden or botanic display
  • National Register of Buildings
National Arboretum
  • Children's activities
  • Family activity
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Christian sites
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Washington - Upper Northwest Neighborhood
  • Black heritage site
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
African-American Civil War Memorial
  • Science, technology attraction or museum
Art Science & Technology Institute
  • Decorative arts display
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Garden or botanic display
Hillwood Museum
  • Islamic site or artifact collection
Islamic Center/Mosque
  • Medical, pharmacy attraction
National Museum of Health and Medicine
  • Astronomical observatory or site
  • Military attraction or museum
Naval Observatory
  • Decorative arts display
  • Historical museum
  • US Revolutionary War Site
Society of the Cincinnati at Anderson House
Washington Doll's House & Toy Museum
  • Architecture - Gothic
  • National Register of Buildings
  • Christian sites
  • Stained glass of note
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Washington National Cathedral
  • Furniture display
  • Historic site
  • National Register of Buildings
Woodrow Wilson House Museum
  • Opera house or company
Washington - Washington Concert Opera
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Washington - White House Area
  • Government or institution building
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
  • National Register of Buildings
Department of the Treasury
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
Lafayette Square
  • Hotel of note
Hay-Adams Hotel
  • Christian sites
National City Christian Church
  • Government or institution building
  • National Register of Buildings
Old Executive Buildings
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Government or institution building
Organization of American States
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Modern art
Art Museum of the Americas
  • Hotel of note
  • National Register of Buildings
Renaissance Mayflower Hotel
  • Garden or botanic display
The Ellipse
  • Furniture display
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Government or institution building
  • Architecture - Neo-Classical
  • National park
White House (President's Park)
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Washington - Events
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
  • Festival of arts of short duration
  • Garden or botanic display
Cherry Blossom Festival
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Chinese New Year
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Georgetown House Tour
  • Festival of arts of short duration
  • Fireworks display
Independence Day Celebration
  • Festival of arts of short duration
  • Cinema, film festival
International Film Festival
  • Festival of arts of short duration
  • Folk art exhibit
Smithsonian American Folk Life Festival
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Smithsonian Craft Show
  • Festival of arts of short duration
Smithsonian Kite Festival
  • Hiking opportunity
  • Annual event not connected to a festival of the arts
Washington Arlington Marathon