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Metro: Union Station or Capitol South
Gates’ treasure hunt leads them to a late-night visit to the Library. As you might expect from the largest library in the world, the Library of Congress boasts a massive collection of books—more than 32 million, to be exact. Gates discovers that the Library has its own share of secrets. Locate your treasure among the 530 miles of shelves stocking books, recordings, movies, maps, music and manuscripts. Check out an original Gutenberg Bible, Bob Hope’s entire catalog of jokes and the 1507 Waldseemuller map of the world (dubbed “America’s Birth Certificate”).
From Capitol Hill, take Metro to Metro Center or take the DC Circulator from Union Station to downtown. From Metro Center, take the 11th Street exit and walk one block to 10th Street. From the Circulator, exit the east-west route at 7th Street, near the Washington Convention Center and transfer to the north-south line, where you’ll exit at 9th and F Streets. |
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