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 | Hey StoryHunter Ā If youāve ever thought about visiting Washington D.C., this is the perfect time.
Right now,Ā the capital is covered in pink the cherry trees have blossomed, and the city suddenly feels lighter, slower and far more romantic than ever. Ā
And thatās part of what makes Washington D.C. such a great destination:Ā it constantly surprises you. Ā
On paper, it can sound like a city of institutions, marble buildings and schoolbook history. In reality, it hides dramatic tales, spy houses, haunted catacombs, and⦠space wizards.
Read on to learn about:
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| |  | Washington National Cathedral is the kind of place that surprises you twice. First with its sheer scale, which feels more like medieval Europe than modern America.
Then with its strange and memorable details. For instance, the Space Window honors space exploration and even contains a real piece of moon rock from Apollo 11.
And outside, high on the building, youāll find a small Darth Vader statue carved into the stone. It is exactly the kind of unexpected detail that makes Washington memorable. |
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| |  | Washington D.C. was not a city that simply grew on its own. It was planned from the start.
In 1791, Pierre Charles LāEnfant designed the new capital with a street grid, broad diagonal avenues, and long sightlines that still shape the city today.
The founders wanted the capital to echo the ancient Athens and Rome. When you look at The Capitol, for example, you can really sense it in the many columns and the great dome; itās like stepping into the Pantheon in Rome. |
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The Trendy Traveler Tip |  | Even when you try to catch a break from all the grand monuments in Washington D.C., thereās always something new around the corner.
Like in the National Arboretum, where youāll not just spot cherry blossom trees, but also the National Capitol Columns.
These are actually the original sandstone columns that had supported the U.S. Capitol. In 1958, however, they where replaced with newer marble columns, and these old ones where arranged to be displayed here in this park. |
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