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Alexandria Black History Resource Center
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Map | Here, at the site of the Robert H. Robinson Library, a building...
Museums / Galleries Alexandria
 
American Red Cross
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Map | The national headquarters for the American Red Cross is composed...
Architectural Sites White House area
 
Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture
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Map | The richness of African-American culture is on display in this...
Museums / Galleries Anacostia
 
Anderson House
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Map | A palatial home that's a mystery even to many longtime Washingtonians...
Houses / Mansions Dupont Circle
 
Arlington National Cemetery
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Map | More than 250,000 American war dead, as well as many notable...
Memorials / Monuments Anacostia
 
Art Museum of the Americas
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Map | Changing exhibits highlight 20th-century Latin American artists...
Museums / Galleries White House area
 
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
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Map | When Charles Freer endowed the gallery that bears his name, he...
Museums / Galleries The Mall
 
Athenaeum
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Map | One of the most noteworthy structures in Alexandria, the Athenaeum...
Architectural Sites Alexandria
 
Boyhood Home of Robert E. Lee
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Map | The childhood home in Alexandria of the Commander in Chief of...
Museums / Galleries Alexandria
 
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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Map | Paper money has been printed here since 1914, when the bureau...
Government Buildings The Mall
 
Capitol
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Map | Beneath its magnificent dome, the day-to-day business of American...
Government Buildings Capitol Hill
 
Captain's Row
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Map | Many of Alexandria's sea captains once lived on this block. The...
Neighborhoods / Streets Alexandria
 
Carlyle House
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Map | The grandest of Alexandria's older houses, Carlyle House was...
Houses / Mansions Alexandria
 
Christ Church
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Map | Both Washington and Lee were pewholders in this Episcopal church...
Religious Sites Alexandria
 
Christian Heurich House Museum
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Map | This opulent Romanesque revival mansion, once known as the Brewmaster's...
Museums / Galleries Dupont Circle
 
Confederate Statue
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Map | In 1861, when Alexandria was occupied by Union forces, the 800...
Public Art (Mural / Sculpture / Statue) Alexandria
 
Congressional Cemetery
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Map | Established in 1807 "for all denomination of people," this cemetery...
Cemeteries Capitol Hill
 
Corcoran Gallery of Art
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Map | The Corcoran is Washington's largest non-Federal art museum...
Museums / Galleries White House area


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