DC Trip Nov. 2017

by linkholloway

9 Places

Washington, D.C.

FDR's Bomb Shelter

The first presidential bomb shelter was located in an old vault under the Treasury, connected to the White House via tunnel.

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Steam Tunnels Under Capitol Hill

100 years later, they're still down there.

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Capitol Building Tunnel System

Members of Congress have traveled between the buildings on Capitol Hill for a century hidden from tourists, press, and storm clouds.

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St. Elizabeths Hospital

Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.

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Washington Coliseum

A historic arena where the Beatles played their first concert in the U.S.

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The Portrait Monument

Rumor has it the uncarved lump behind the three famous suffragists is reserved for the first woman president.

Meg

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National Building Museum

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

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Darth Vader Grotesque

The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.

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Space Window at the Washington National Cathedral

A tiny piece of the Moon is embedded in this stained glass masterpiece.

Leslie McIntyre

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