Table of Contents
1 50 States Bike Route: Cycle through every state in a single day 10
2 56 Signers Memorial: Chill out with the Founding Fathers 12
3 African American Civil War Museum: Telling the ancestors' stories 14
4 Albert Einstein Memorial: I myself should be dead already but I'm still here 16
5 Anacostia Park Roller Rink: This is how we roll 18
6 Art-o-Mat: Art is a much better addiction 20
7 Arts Walk: Art and poetry with beer 22
8 Bald Eagle Nest: Mr. President and The First Lady among the azaleas 24
9 Bartholdi Fountain: The fountain cousin of the Statue of Liberty 26
10 Bathyscaphe Trieste: Dive to the deepest part of the ocean 28
11 The Big Chair: A neighborhood symbol 30
12 Black Cat: Alt music and family tradition 32
13 Bladensburg Dueling Grounds: Where gentlemen killed each other 34
14 Booth's Derringer: Assassination at the theater 36
15 Boundary Stone NW6: One of the oldest boundary markers of city limits 38
16 The Canterbury Pulpit: Martin Luther King's last sermon 40
17 Capital Pool Checkers: Crown Me! 42
18 Capital Slave Pens: Twelve years a slave in the cradle of freedom 44
19 Cedar Hill: Frederick Douglass had the best views 46
20 Ching Ching Cha: Taking tea in the Chinese tradition 48
21 Chuck Brown Park: A shrine to the Godfather of Go-Go 50
22 Colonel Dahlgren's Leg: Buried with full military honors 52
23 Crypt of James Smithson: Laid to rest in his legacy 54
24 Culture House DC: Abandoned church becomes an art centerpiece 56
25 Da Vinci's de'Benci: She flew in a first-class window seat 58
26 Dance Place: This is dance central 60
27 DC Fire and EMS Museum: City history through a firefighter's lens 62
28 Department of the Interior Murals: Painting our American lives 64
29 Dupont Circle Fountain: Hangin' with the Rear Admiral 66
30 Dupont Underground: From tracks to treasure 68
31 Earliest Cherry Trees: They survived blight and keep on blooming 70
32 Electronic Superhighway: Neon ode to the American road trip 72
33 Evalyn Walsh McLean House: Where the Hope Diamond owner spent her teens 74
34 Exorcist Steps & Stories: Terrifying and head-spinningly steep 76
35 FDR Desk Memorial: A minor yet mighty presidential memorial 78
36 Fort Stevens: Civil War skirmish in the capital 80
37 Franciscan Monastery: Catacombs, martyrs, and a mummified child 82
38 Frank Kameny Gravesite: Gay rights pioneer is not buried here 84
39 Gallaudet University: The epicenter of the deaf world 86
40 Game Fish: Look at what we hooked! 88
41 George Mason Memorial: A neglected Founding Father 90
42 Georgetown Flea Market: Upscale picking 92
43 Georgetown Labyrinth: Contemplation along the waterfront 94
44 Gorby Intersection: Gorbachev stops traffic and thaws the Cold War 96
45 Green Hat Gin: Crafting gin named for the bootlegger to power 98
46 Harriet Tubman's Shawl: Gift from a queen to a fearless warrior for freedom 100
47 Hillwood Breakfast: Taste testing with Marjorie Merriweather Post 102
48 Howard Theatre: Where the greats have played 104
49 Iron Gate Restaurant: A young hooker takes down a Soviet defector 106
50 JFK Thank You Plaque: With gratitude from frozen newsmen 108
51 John Philip Sousa Home: Marching with the spirits of great Washingtonians 110
52 Julia Child's Kitchen: If you're afraid of butter, use cream 112
53 Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens: An age-old dance of wind, water, and land 114
54 Key Bridge Boathouse: Paddling on the Potomac 116
55 KGB Double Agent Escape: Where spy met spy 118
56 Khalil Gibran Memorial: Beauty shall rise with the dawn 120
57 LeDroit Park: A historic bastion of African-American influencers 122
58 Letelier-Moffitt Memorial: Assassination on Embassy Row 124
59 Lincoln Life Masks: A civil war can change the face of a man 126
60 Lincoln's Cottage: He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation here 128
61 The Longest Protest: Civic action facing the White House 130
62 Longest City Bus Tour: The $2 city tour 132
63 The Magic Tree Box: A fairy world at your feet 134
64 Maine Avenue Fish Market: Crabs, oysters, and fried fish sammiches 136
65 Mansion on O Street: Wonder, through secret doorways 138
66 The Market Lunch: Blue bucks for breakfast 140
67 Mexican Cultural Institute: Stairway to vibrant colors and rich traditions 142
68 Millennium Stage: Free entertainment 365 days a year 144
69 Missing Soldiers Office: Fate lent a hand - and a letter - to save history 146
70 Mitsitam Café: It means, "Let's eat!" 148
71 MLK Time Capsule: A skateboarder never notices 150
72 Mount Zion Cemetery: A stop on the Underground Railroad 152
73 Mumbo Sauce at Yum's: The foodstuff of urban legend 154
74 National Public Radio Tour: Inside the station and the Tiny Desk concerts 156
75 New Hampshire Period Room A children's attic playroom 158
76 Newton's Apple Tree: From the roots of science history 160
77 Oldest Mini-Golf Course: The most important shot in golf is the next one 162
78 Omni Shoreham Ghost Suite: Apparition in residence 164
79 Orphée Mural: Marc Chagall's mythical mosaic 166
80 Owney the Railway Mascot: The dog who traveled the world by mail transport 168
81 Perry's Drag Brunch: Hello, Gorgeous! 170
82 Peterbug Shoe Academy: Not your average cobbler shop 172
83 Planet Word Privies: Flush with bathroom humor 174
84 Prairie Dogs: Cutest zoo animals, and natives too 176
85 The President's Walk: The failed assassination of President Reagan 178
86 The Public Option: On tap at the local pica brewery 180
87 Riggs Bank Building: Money launderers to the dictators of the world 182
88 Ripley Center Mural: Illusions of an ancient city 184
89 Rock Creek Park Horse Center: Riding in the middle of the city 186
90 Rock Creek Planetarium: Night sky in the park 188
91 Scottish Rite Temple: Of Freemasons and the city 190
92 Shakespeare's First Folios: The Bard's work on Capitol Hill 192
93 The Shoe Room: We are the shoes. We are the last witnesses. 194
94 Shop Made in DC: Bringing heal makers to the fore 196
95 Smokey Bear's Office: Only you can prevent forest fires 198
96 The Spice Suite: There is no fun in selling bottles of fennel 200
97 Theodore Roosevelt Island: A living memorial with a rich history 202
98 Thomas Jefferson Papers: To be perused up close 204
99 Transportation Walk: Round, round, get around, I get around 206
100 Tricycle House: Riding up the wall 208
101 True Reformer Hall: Duke Ellington's first paid gig 210
102 Turkish Ambassador's Home: From bottle caps to jazz tradition 212
103 Uline Arena: The Beatles played their first US concert here 214
104 Union Station Sentries: What are they hiding behind those shields? 216
105 The Uptown Theater: An art deco movie palace 218
106 USNO Master Clock: Where accuracy really matters 220
107 Vace Italian Deli: Family recipes for the best pasta and pizza 222
108 Waldseemüller Map: Birth certificate of the Americas 224
109 The Willard Lobby: So much history, and that's just in the lobby 226
110 Wright Flyer to the Moon: First in flight, first to the moon 228
111 Zero Milestone: All roads lead from Washington 230
