February 21, 2024
Frederick Douglass’ House in DC’s Anacostia
This is one of the best views of Washington, DC’s skyline belonged to one of our nation’s great heroes – Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born enslave...
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February 21, 2024
Damn the Torpedoes In DC’s Farragut Square
David Farragut stands over the square named after him in downtown Washington, DC. Unlike most of the park statues in DC, Farragut’s not on a horse. Th...
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February 21, 2024
DC’s Holiday Traditions
Washington is a city full of traditions. Such as inaugurations, state funerals, and Congressional dysfunction. And the holidays are no different. Sinc...
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February 6, 2024
James Garfield: More than just the 8 month president
This statue of James Garfield welcome Capitol Hill visitors arriving by bus. If anyone remembers Garfield, they know him as the president who was ass...
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January 30, 2024
BFFs: The German-American Friendship Garden
All the memorials on the National Mall were erected for a reason and the German-American Friendship Garden is no different. Nothing is here by accide...
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August 1, 2023
See Who's Laying Around Congressional Cemetery
When Pierre L’Enfant made his plan for the new capital city, he thought of everything, a canal, a house for the president, where Congress would meet,...
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July 17, 2023
A White Supremacist Welcome to Washington
The Connecticut Avenue gateway to Washington DC is second only to Memorial Bridge in its beauty. A broad treelined street leads to a large fountain t...
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July 11, 2023
A NEW SACRED SPACE: BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA
One of the first things people ask me when they talk about visiting Washington is whether they can visit Black Lives Matter Plaza. The answer is alway...
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July 11, 2023
Motorcade Spotting
One of my favorite things to do in Washington is trying to guess who’s in a passing motorcade. The president’s motorcade is easy to spot: Two identica...
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