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Bethune Council House NHS
1318 Vermont Avenue NW |
Just off Logan Circle, parking is non-existant. 202-332-1233 |
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Call in advance, the hours are apparently erratic. |
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal NHP
Washington DC |
Georgetown: 1057 Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Call for operating
hours. (202) 653-5190
See also C&O Canal,
Maryland |
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The VC is under renovation, you will need to find a ranger to take
you to the stamps. |
Constitution Gardens
The Mall, Washington DC |
The National Mall, Constitution Ave. & 17th Street, NW
(202) 426-6841 |
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Ford's Theatre NHS
511 10th Street NW |
Ford's Theatre is located at 511 10th Street NW, Washington, DC.
Between E and F Streets. Daily: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(202)426-6924 |
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Fort DuPont NP
SE Washington DC
(Anacostia) |
Straight out Pennsylvania Ave from Capitol Hill, Left on Ft. Davis
Drive, Left Again onto Fort DuPont Drive.
WARNING: crime is high in this area. |
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MANY thanks to Karl Rosenbaum for discovering this stamp. |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Haines Point |
The FDR Memorial will be situated between the Lincoln and Jefferson
memorials, near the famous Cherry Tree Walk on the Tidal Basin. |
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Frederick Douglass NHS
1411 W Street. SE |
202-426-5961 |
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Jefferson Memorial
The National Mall |
Located at the south end of the Tidal Pool, at the entrance to Haines
Point. Open 8:00 AM until 11:45 PM.
(202) 426-6841 |
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Korean War Veterans Memorial
The National Mall |
Located at the west end of the National Mall, directly south of
the Lincoln Memorial. Open 8:00 AM until 11:45 PM.
(202) 426-6841 |
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Must ask Ranger to open Kiosk to get stamp. |
Lincoln Memorial
The National Mall |
The National Mall
8:00 AM until 11:45 PM
(202) 426-6841 |
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The National Mall
The National Mall |
Stamp is in the HQ a few hundred yards southwest of the Washington
Monument
(202) 426-6841 |
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Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
NE Washington DC |
Located just off of I-295 (Anacostia Thruway,) it is the first exit
south of the terminus of the Baltimore Washington Parkway. Follow the signs (none heading
north, exit "Kenilworth".) |
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Take a minute to wander this fragrant park, and get a ranger to show
you the greenhouses! |
National Capitol Parks - Central
The National Mall |
Stamp is in the HQ a few hundred yards southwest of the Washington
Monument
(202) 426-6841 |
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National Capitol Region
The National Mall |
Stamp is in the HQ a few hundred yards southwest of the Washington
Monument
(202) 426-6841 |
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Old Post Office Tower
12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W |
12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., basement. Summer: 8:00
a.m.-10:45 p.m.
(202)606-8691 |
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A great view of DC without the Washington Monument wait. |
Old Stone House
Georgetown, NW DC |
Old Stone House is accessible from M street in Georgetown, between 30th
and 31st streets. Open Wednesday through Sunday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
202-426-6851 |
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Parking here is TOUGH...bribe the guys at the immediatly adjacent
parking lot a buck or two for 10 minutes...park on the street at extreme risk. |
Pennsylvania Avenue NHP
Old Post Office
10th & Pennsylvania, NW |
Stamp is hidden in the basement entrance to the Old Post Office Tower. |
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Pierce Mill
Rock Creek Park
On Rock Creek Parkway, NW |
Pierce Mill is easily accessible from Beach Drive, west on Tilden
Street, cross the bridge and turn right into the parking lot. From Connecticut Avenue,
east on Tilden Street to bottom of hill, turn left into parking lot. Open Wednesday
through Sunday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
202-426-6908 |
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Potomac Heritage NST
Georgetown, DC |
Stamp is located in the Georgetown C&O Canal visitors center, 1057
Thomas Jefferson St., NW, Washington, DC 20007 (202)653-5190
See also Potomac Heritage, Maryland |
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President's Park
The White House |
Located on Pennsylvania Ave & 15th Street, first floor (Commerce
Dept.) |
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Rock Creek Park
Nature Center
3545 Williamsburg Lane, NW |
Easily accessible from Military Road, south on Glover Road and follow
the signs to the Nature Center, about 1/4 mile. Wed. - Sun. 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
202-426-6829 |
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| Sewall-Belmont NHS |
2nd & Constitution NE |
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Theodore Roosevelt Island
George Washington Parkway, Rosslyn, VA |
Located in Virginia directly below Rosslyn, open dawn to dusk.
There are no park facilities on the island. |
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Stamp is at the GW Parkway HQ.
703-285-2598 |
Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
The National Mall |
Located at the west end of the National Mall, directly north of
the Lincoln Memorial. Open 8:00 AM until 11:45 PM.
(202) 426-6841 |
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Washington Monument
The National Mall |
April to Sept. from 8 a.m. until 11:45 p.m., and from 9 a.m. until 4:45
p.m. the rest of the year.
202-426-6839 |
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Ask a Ranger for the Stamp, one of which is kept at the base of the
Monument. |
| US Navy Memorial |
Apparently there is a VC directly under the memorial. |
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