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"The National Archives. Those columns — seventy-two of them, each fifty-three feet high, weighing ninety-five tons apiece. On the base of one of the statues out front, a quote from Shakespeare — "What is past is prologue." Inside this building, right now, are the three documents Americans consider sacred — the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Hear the full story at National Archives
This is just one of 9 stops on the Dead Letters and Cursed Gems tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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