Baker's Dozen II (Part 1)

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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.

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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.

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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
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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/

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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
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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
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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

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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
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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
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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

Next up:

Sports heroes

  1. Jackie Robinson
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Sports heroes

  1. Jackie Robinson
  2. Wayne Gretzky
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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.

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Sports heroes

  1. Jackie Robinson
  2. Wayne Gretzky
  3. Cal Ripken, Jr
  4. Mario Andretti
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Sports heroes

  1. Jackie Robinson
  2. Wayne Gretzky
  3. Cal Ripken, Jr
  4. Mario Andretti
  5. Secretariat
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Sports heroes

  1. Jackie Robinson
  2. Wayne Gretzky
  3. Cal Ripken, Jr
  4. Mario Andretti
  5. Secretariat
  6. Izaak Walton
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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
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I don’t think so…?

ETA: Izaak Walton - Wikipedia

Sports heroes

  1. Jackie Robinson
  2. Wayne Gretzky
  3. Cal Ripken, Jr
  4. Mario Andretti
  5. Secretariat
  6. Magic Johnson
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Sports heroes

  1. Jackie Robinson
  2. Wayne Gretzky
  3. Cal Ripken, Jr
  4. Mario Andretti
  5. Secretariat
  6. Magic Johnson
  7. Jack Nicklaus
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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
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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.