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  • Alleys and Carriageways

    The alleys of Capitol Hill were notorious in the 19th century for their squalid and cramped residences. Today, those sites have been turned into charming little homes.

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  • Bureau of Engraving and Printing

    Workers here create and print all US paper currency – 37 million notes a day worth nearly $700 million.

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  • Christ Church

    This elegant church, built in 1805, had many prominent parishioners, including presidents Madison and Monroe.

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  • Eastern Market

    Weekends are the time to visit to take in the crafts and farm produce stalls.

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  • Ebenezer United Methodist Church
    Ebenezer United Methodist Church

    The first congregation of African-American Methodists and Episcopals in Washington. It also became home to the first public school for black children after the Emancipation Proclamation.

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  • Emancipation Monument

    Lincoln holds the Emancipation Proclamation while the last slave, Archer Alexander, breaks his chains (see Lincoln Park).

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  • Enid A. Haupt Garden

    These formal gardens contrast scale, color, and scent.

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  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

    The inclusion of FDR’s dog in the statuary indicates the human scale of this tribute.

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  • Frederick Douglass Museum

    The home of the African-American activist contains many of his possessions, including a document proclaiming him a “freed man” signed by Lincoln.

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  • Jefferson Memorial

    Words of the Declaration of Independence are engraved on the wall here.

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