3 Stop 3 of 9 on Dead Letters and Cursed Gems

National Museum of African American History and Culture

National Mall, Washington DC

A Preview

"The National Museum of African American History and Culture. That building with the bronze lattice — three tiers stepping outward, sitting on the last available plot of land on the National Mall. It took a hundred and one years to build. Not the construction — that took four. The IDEA took a hundred and one years."

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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.

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Dead Letters and Cursed Gems

Dead Letters and Cursed Gems

9 stops · 2h 30m

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All Stops

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 National Museum of American History
  3. 3 National Museum of African American History and Culture
  4. 4 National Museum of Natural History
  5. 5 Smithsonian Castle
  6. 6 National Archives
  7. 7 National Gallery of Art
  8. 8 National Air and Space Museum
  9. 9 The Reveal

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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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