# Baker's Dozen II (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [January 25, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938 "2020-01-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/301 "2020-02-04T12:33:43Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. The Lincoln Memorial 3. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 4. National Air & space Museum I think the Smithsonian Institute is too broad. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/302 "2020-02-04T12:50:00Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum Housekeeping: 2 got lost in the shuffle. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/303 "2020-02-04T14:19:32Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum 6. The climb to the top of the Washington Monument ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/304 "2020-02-04T15:01:42Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum 6. The climb to the top of the Washington Monument 7. U.S. Capitol And its spiffy new (relatively) visitors’ center: [https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/](https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/305 "2020-02-04T15:21:02Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum 6. The climb to the top of the Washington Monument 7. U.S. Capitol 8. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/306 "2020-02-04T15:23:56Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum 6. The climb to the top of the Washington Monument 7. U.S. Capitol 8. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 9. Flight 93 National Memorial ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/307 "2020-02-04T15:59:05Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum 6. The climb to the top of the Washington Monument 7. U.S. Capitol 8. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 9. Flight 93 National Memorial 10. National Portrait Gallery Always worth a visit: [https://npg.si.edu/home/national-portrait-gallery](https://npg.si.edu/home/national-portrait-gallery) ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/308 "2020-02-04T16:25:59Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum 6. The climb to the top of the Washington Monument 7. U.S. Capitol 8. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 9. Flight 93 National Memorial 10. National Portrait Gallery 11. The Library of Congress ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/309 "2020-02-04T16:30:06Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum 6. The climb to the top of the Washington Monument 7. U.S. Capitol 8. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 9. Flight 93 National Memorial 10. National Portrait Gallery 11. The Library of Congress 12. Take in a baseball game at Nationals Park, home of the World Series champion Washington Nationals ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/310 "2020-02-04T16:41:26Z")
In and near Washington DC — Things to do, places to go, and people to see 1. The Holocaust Memorial Museum 2. Howard University Hospital, at the site of old Griffith Stadium 3. The Lincoln Memorial 4. Robert Todd Lincoln’s grave at ANC, Arlington National Cemetery. 5. National Air & space Museum 6. The climb to the top of the Washington Monument 7. U.S. Capitol 8. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 9. Flight 93 National Memorial 10. National Portrait Gallery 11. The Library of Congress 12. Take in a baseball game at Nationals Park, home of the World Series champion Washington Nationals 13. The White House My favorite part open to the public: [Red Room (White House) - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Room_(White_House)) Next up: Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/311 "2020-02-04T17:12:29Z")
Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/312 "2020-02-04T17:31:16Z")
Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr I admire a record that’s based on showing up and doing your job. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/313 "2020-02-04T17:39:58Z")
Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr 4. Mario Andretti ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/314 "2020-02-04T17:42:02Z")
Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr 4. Mario Andretti 5. Secretariat ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/315 "2020-02-04T17:50:06Z")
Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr 4. Mario Andretti 5. Secretariat 6. Izaak Walton ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/316 "2020-02-04T18:03:05Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Sports heroes > > 1. Secretariat Love it, **Annie**! Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr 4. Mario Andretti 5. Secretariat 6. Izaak Walton 7. Magic Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/317 "2020-02-04T18:05:39Z")
> [@Bayaker](#): > > Sports heroes > > 1. Izaak Walton I don’t think so…? ETA: [Izaak Walton - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izaak_Walton) Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr 4. Mario Andretti 5. Secretariat 6. Magic Johnson ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/318 "2020-02-04T18:40:21Z")
Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr 4. Mario Andretti 5. Secretariat 6. Magic Johnson 7. Jack Nicklaus ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/319 "2020-02-04T18:46:52Z")
Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr 4. Mario Andretti 5. Secretariat 6. Magic Johnson 7. Jack Nicklaus 8. Billie Jean King ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938/320 "2020-02-04T20:09:06Z")
Sports heroes 1. Jackie Robinson 2. Wayne Gretzky 3. Cal Ripken, Jr 4. Mario Andretti 5. Secretariat 6. Magic Johnson 7. Jack Nicklaus 8. Billie Jean King 9. Pelé And a vote for restoring Izaak Walton. Surely fishing counts as a sport, and while he may not have been a champion fisherman, his book _The Compleat Angler_, as “a celebration of the art and spirit of fishing in prose and verse”, has been a heroic inspiration to fishermen for centuries. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen-ii-part-1/846938.md?page=17)