2 Stop 2 of 9 on Dead Letters and Cursed Gems

National Museum of American History

National Mall, Washington DC

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"The National Museum of American History. It's not the prettiest thing on the Mall — pink marble, designed by committee. But this building has more strange, sacred, and accidentally priceless stuff per square foot than anywhere else in the country. Lincoln's top hat is in here. Jefferson's cut-up Bible. Kermit the Frog — made from his creator's mother's old coat and two ping pong balls."

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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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