Spot a DC flag (three red stars two bars)
Find the DC city flag (three red stars over two red bars on white). Photograph it.
Spot a DC Metro M
Find a brown M sign at any DC Metro entrance. Photograph the sign.
Spot a DC mumbo sauce takeaway
Find a takeaway with DC mumbo sauce on the menu (Chinese-takeaway-meets-soul-food). Photograph the bottle.
Spot a DC political-button street vendor
Near the Mall find a vendor selling political buttons, T-shirts and "I ♥ DC" merch. Photograph the cart.
Spot a DC row house (Capitol Hill)
Find a brick row house with a stoop on Capitol Hill. Photograph the row.
Spot a Georgetown cobblestone street
Walk into Georgetown and find a cobblestone street (M Street side streets, the O Street). Photograph the stones.
Spot a half-smoke at Ben's Chili Bowl
Walk to Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street and photograph the storefront with the half-smoke menu.
Spot a horse and Park Police officer
Find a US Park Police officer on horseback on the Mall. Photograph the horse and rider.
Spot a Library of Congress facade
Find the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill (Italian Renaissance facade). Photograph the building.
Spot a Lincoln Reflecting Pool view
Walk along the Reflecting Pool and photograph the Washington Monument reflected in the water.
Spot a Smithsonian banner
Find a Smithsonian Museum banner outside any Mall museum (Air & Space, American History, Natural History). Photograph the banner.
Spot a Smithsonian Castle facade
Walk to the Smithsonian Castle on the Mall, the red sandstone Norman-Romanesque facade. Photograph the towers.
Spot a Supreme Court facade
Find the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill. Photograph the white marble columns.
Spot a Tidal Basin paddleboat
Walk to the Tidal Basin and find a paddleboat. Photograph the boats.
Spot a Washington Nationals or Capitals kit
Find a Nationals (red W) or Capitals (red-and-white) jersey. Photograph the kit.
Spot a White House security barrier
Around the White House find the bollards, fences and barriers protecting the perimeter. Photograph the security.
Spot an American flag in DC
Find a US flag on a DC building (the Capitol, embassy row). Photograph it.
Spot an embassy flag
Walk down Embassy Row on Massachusetts Avenue and find a foreign flag flying outside an embassy. Photograph the flag.
Spot cherry blossoms (March-April only)
In early spring find pink-and-white cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin. Outside the season find a cherry-blossom mural, sticker or souvenir. Photograph the blossoms.
Spot the Capitol dome
Find the U.S. Capitol dome from the Mall or Capitol Hill. Photograph the white dome.
Spot the Iwo Jima Marines Memorial
Find the Iwo Jima Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington. Photograph the bronze flag-raising.
Spot the Jefferson Memorial dome
Find the Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin. Photograph the dome reflected in the water.
Spot the Korean War Veterans statues
Find the Korean War Veterans Memorial with the marching soldier statues. Photograph the figures.
Spot the Lincoln Memorial columns
Walk to the Lincoln Memorial at the west end of the Mall. Photograph the Doric columns or Lincoln himself inside.