Waymarking Statistics

Category listing for region District of Columbia in The United States

show categories not posted

2728 Waymarks have been posted in 388 categories for the District of Columbia region in The United States.

Categories with Waymarks posted for District of Columbia appear in the alphabetical list below.
Clicking on the link will bring you to the corresponding list page with the first waymarks in country and region of this category.

#Entries	Percentage	Category name	Department	Percentage
14	0.51	1000 Places to See Before You Die	Waymarking Multifarious	7.37
1	0.04	3 Dimensional Art	Signs	1.85
3	0.11	3D Map Models of Our World and Beyond	Technology	0.89
2	0.07	7-Eleven Stores	Business	3.28
3	0.11	9/11 Memorial Sites	Monuments	0.78
1	0.04	Abbeys, Convents and Monasteries	Buildings	0.50
15	0.55	Abraham Lincoln	History	3.86
45	1.65	Abstract Public Sculptures	Culture	12.53
4	0.15	All Things Star Wars	Entertainment	2.19
8	0.29	American Civil War Monuments and Memorials	Monuments	2.08
51	1.87	American Guide Series	History	13.11
1	0.04	Ancient Aqueducts	Structures	0.99
4	0.15	Anglican and Episcopal Churches	Buildings	1.98
2	0.07	Animal Memorials	Monuments	0.52
1	0.04	Antarctic Points of Interest	History	0.26
1	0.04	Antique and Classic Car Dealerships	Business	1.64
2	0.07	Antique Hotels	Business	3.28
1	0.04	ANWB Paddenstoelen	Recreation	0.86
1	0.04	Apple Stores	Business	1.64
6	0.22	Arch Bridges	Structures	5.94
4	0.15	Architecture Prizes	Buildings	1.98
7	0.26	Art Deco - Art Nouveau	Buildings	3.47
10	0.37	Art Museums	Entertainment	5.46
1	0.04	Art Vehicles	Technology	0.30
1	0.04	Artomats	Culture	0.28
2	0.07	Artistic Neon Lights	Signs	3.70
1	0.04	Astronomical Observatories	Buildings	0.50
1	0.04	Auto Clubs	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Aviation Museums	Entertainment	0.55
2	0.07	Baptist Churches	Buildings	0.99
1	0.04	Barns	Buildings	0.50
3	0.11	Battlefields	History	0.77
2	0.07	Beatlemania!	Culture	0.56
6	0.22	Bell Towers	Structures	5.94
4	0.15	Bells	Technology	1.19
3	0.11	Benjamin Franklin	History	0.77
1	0.04	Best Burgers in Town	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Best Kept Secrets	Waymarking Multifarious	0.53
5	0.18	Bicycle Rentals	Business	8.20
1	0.04	Bicycle Shops	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Bicycle Tenders	Recreation	0.86
1	0.04	Big Brothers Big Sisters	Buildings	0.50
1	0.04	Boat Ramps	Recreation	0.86
30	1.10	Bookcrossing Zones	Entertainment	16.39
8	0.29	Border Crossings	Signs	14.81
2	0.07	Botanical Gardens	Nature	1.64
1	0.04	Bottle Sculptures	Culture	0.28
2	0.07	Brewpubs	Business	3.28
2	0.07	Bridge Date Stones and Plaques	Signs	3.70
1	0.04	Bubble Tea aka Boba	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Butterfly Gardens	Nature	0.82
1	0.04	Butterfly Houses	Entertainment	0.55
1	0.04	Bygone Toll Houses	Buildings	0.50
1	0.04	Canal Tunnels	Structures	0.99
1	0.04	Capitol Buildings	Buildings	0.50
2	0.07	Carillon	Culture	0.56
2	0.07	Carnegie Library Buildings	Buildings	0.99
1	0.04	Carousels	Entertainment	0.55
1	0.04	Carriages and Coaches on Permanent Display	Technology	0.30
1	0.04	Castles	Buildings	0.50
2	0.07	Cathedrals	Buildings	0.99
2	0.07	Celebrity Hangouts	Entertainment	1.09
1	0.04	Children's Gardens	Nature	0.82
2	0.07	Chinese Restaurants	Business	3.28
15	0.55	Citizen Memorials	Monuments	3.91
1	0.04	City and Town Halls	Buildings	0.50
3	0.11	Cityscapes	Buildings	1.49
1	0.04	Civil Defense Fallout Shelters	History	0.26
18	0.66	Civil Rights Memorials	Monuments	4.69
4	0.15	Civil War Discovery Trail Sites	History	1.03
2	0.07	Coin-Op Binoculars	Technology	0.60
1	0.04	College Football Stadiums	Recreation	0.86
1	0.04	Comedy Clubs	Entertainment	0.55
1	0.04	Commercial Commemorations	History	0.26
2	0.07	Community Commemoration	History	0.51
4	0.15	Compass Roses	Technology	1.19
2	0.07	Concert Halls	Entertainment	1.09
1	0.04	Convention Centers	Buildings	0.50
6	0.22	Converted Bank Buildings	Buildings	2.97
2	0.07	Courthouses	Buildings	0.99
1	0.04	Current and Former Exchanges	Buildings	0.50
3	0.11	Dated Architectural Structures Multifarious	Structures	2.97
24	0.88	Dated Buildings and Cornerstones	Buildings	11.88
5	0.18	Daughters of the American Revolution	Monuments	1.30
15	0.55	Dead Poets' Society Memorials	Monuments	3.91
1	0.04	Dedicated Benches	Monuments	0.26
1	0.04	Dedicated Trees	Monuments	0.26
1	0.04	Demonstration Gardens	Nature	0.82
2	0.07	Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives	Business	3.28
26	0.95	Diplomatic Missions	Buildings	12.87
3	0.11	Disaster Memorials	Monuments	0.78
2	0.07	Dog Statues	Culture	0.56
5	0.18	Domes of the (Under) World	Buildings	2.48
1	0.04	Donated Engraved Bricks and Pavers	Monuments	0.26
9	0.33	Doorways of the World	Buildings	4.46
1	0.04	Doves of peace	Culture	0.28
3	0.11	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.	History	0.77
1	0.04	Dunkin Donuts'	Business	1.64
2	0.07	Earth Globes	Technology	0.60
2	0.07	Engineering Landmarks	Structures	1.98
6	0.22	Entertainment Awards	Entertainment	3.28
32	1.17	Epic Beings and Creatures	Oddities	19.16
23	0.84	Equestrian Statues	Culture	6.41
18	0.66	Etched in Stone	Culture	5.01
1	0.04	Eternal Flames	Monuments	0.26
20	0.73	Exact Replicas	History	5.14
1	0.04	Exceptional Trees	Nature	0.82
19	0.70	Extraterrestrial Locations	Waymarking Multifarious	10.00
2	0.07	Famous Fires	History	0.51
2	0.07	Festivals	Waymarking Multifarious	1.05
1	0.04	Field Hospitals	History	0.26
1	0.04	FIFA World Cup Venues	Recreation	0.86
43	1.58	Figurative Public Sculpture	Culture	11.98
1	0.04	Fire Fighting Vehicles	Technology	0.30
2	0.07	Firehouses	Buildings	0.99
23	0.84	First of its Kind	History	5.91
1	0.04	Fish Ladders	Animals	50.00
1	0.04	Flags of Organizations	History	0.26
2	0.07	Flatirons	Buildings	0.99
4	0.15	Flora and Fauna Information Signs	Signs	7.41
1	0.04	Former Schools	Buildings	0.50
41	1.50	Fountains	Structures	40.59
6	0.22	Free Community Book Exchanges	Structures	5.94
2	0.07	Freestanding Arches	Structures	1.98
2	0.07	Freestanding Columns	Technology	0.60
14	0.51	Frieze Art	Culture	3.90
3	0.11	Funerary Art	Culture	0.84
1	0.04	Gargoyles and Chimeras	Culture	0.28
1	0.04	Gates of Distinction	Structures	0.99
1	0.04	Gazebos	Structures	0.99
1	0.04	Geographic High Points	Nature	0.82
1	0.04	Geographical Centers	Signs	1.85
8	0.29	George Washington	History	2.06
2	0.07	German-American Heritage Sites	History	0.51
1	0.04	Ghost Bikes	Monuments	0.26
1	0.04	Ghost Signs	Signs	1.85
13	0.48	Ghosts and Hauntings	Oddities	7.78
12	0.44	Gifts from Other Countries	Monuments	3.13
4	0.15	Ginormous Everyday Objects	Oddities	2.40
1	0.04	Graffiti	Culture	0.28
1	0.04	Grange Halls	Buildings	0.50
21	0.77	Grave of a Famous Person	Monuments	5.47
8	0.29	Great Buildings of the World	Buildings	3.96
3	0.11	Great Lines of Earth	Measurement Standards	4.84
1	0.04	Greenhouses and Nurseries	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Ground Based Air Navigation Support Structures	Technology	0.30
1	0.04	Guest Books	History	0.26
6	0.22	Guinness World Records	Oddities	3.59
1	0.04	Hard Rock Cafe	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Headstones of Centenarians	Monuments	0.26
1	0.04	Herbaria	Structures	0.99
2	0.07	High Level Marks	Signs	3.70
3	0.11	Historic Eats	Business	4.92
1	0.04	Historic Forts	History	0.26
1	0.04	Historic Trees	History	0.26
1	0.04	Historic United Methodist Sites	History	0.26
27	0.99	History Museums	Entertainment	14.75
1	0.04	Holiday Displays	Waymarking Multifarious	0.53
1	0.04	Hooters Restaurants	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Hospitals	Buildings	0.50
2	0.07	IMAX Theaters	Entertainment	1.09
1	0.04	Immortalized in Lyrics	Culture	0.28
2	0.07	Independent Breakfast Spots	Business	3.28
1	0.04	Independent Coffee Shops	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Independent Diners	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Independent Music Stores	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Independent Pizza Restaurants	Business	1.64
4	0.15	Infamous Crime Scenes	History	1.03
2	0.07	Insect Sculptures	Culture	0.56
2	0.07	Inukshuks	History	0.51
4	0.15	Irish-American Historic Places	History	1.03
1	0.04	Jazz Clubs	Entertainment	0.55
7	0.26	John F. Kennedy	History	1.80
2	0.07	Johnny Rockets	Business	3.28
2	0.07	Kilroy Was Here	Oddities	1.20
1	0.04	Kinetic Sculpture and Art	Culture	0.28
1	0.04	Korean War Memorials	Monuments	0.26
2	0.07	La Famille Bonaparte	History	0.51
4	0.15	Labyrinths	Structures	3.96
1	0.04	Landlocked Boats	Technology	0.30
3	0.11	Last of its Kind	History	0.77
1	0.04	LDS Church History Sites	History	0.26
1	0.04	LEGO Sculptures and Models	Culture	0.28
5	0.18	Libraries	Buildings	2.48
1	0.04	Lincoln Highway	History	0.26
8	0.29	Lion Statues	Culture	2.23
6	0.22	Literary Sites	Entertainment	3.28
2	0.07	Live Stage Theaters	Entertainment	1.09
2	0.07	Look-Out Towers	Structures	1.98
1	0.04	Lucky 7	Waymarking Multifarious	0.53
2	0.07	Lutheran Churches	Buildings	0.99
1	0.04	Man-made Waterfalls	Nature	0.82
7	0.26	Maritime Monuments and Memorials	Monuments	1.82
2	0.07	Maritime Museums	Entertainment	1.09
2	0.07	Masonic Temples	Buildings	0.99
1	0.04	Master Architects - International Style	Buildings	0.50
2	0.07	Mausoleums	Monuments	0.52
5	0.18	McDonald's Restaurants	Business	8.20
36	1.32	Medal Of Honor Resting Places	Monuments	9.38
1	0.04	Megachurches	Buildings	0.50
2	0.07	Methodist Churches	Buildings	0.99
1	0.04	Milestones	Signs	1.85
4	0.15	Military Installations	Buildings	1.98
2	0.07	Military Ships and Submarines (Decommissioned)	Technology	0.60
1	0.04	Modern Olympic Venues	Recreation	0.86
4	0.15	Monarchs of the World	Monuments	1.04
10	0.37	Monopoly in the Real World	Waymarking Multifarious	5.26
3	0.11	Monuments of the Eastern Freedomfights	Monuments	0.78
1	0.04	Moon Trees	Nature	0.82
4	0.15	Mosaics	Culture	1.11
18	0.66	Movie Locations	Entertainment	9.84
2	0.07	Moving Bridges	Structures	1.98
8	0.29	Municipal Parks and Plazas	Nature	6.56
2	0.07	Murals	Culture	0.56
7	0.26	Musical Instruments	Culture	1.95
2	0.07	Musician Statues	Monuments	0.52
43	1.58	National Parks (U.S.)	Nature	35.25
41	1.50	National Parks of the World	Nature	33.61
1	0.04	National Scenic Byways	History	0.26
1	0.04	Nature Centers	Entertainment	0.55
1	0.04	Nautical Flag Poles	Structures	0.99
4	0.15	Neon Signs	Signs	7.41
24	0.88	News Article Locations	Waymarking Multifarious	12.63
1	0.04	Newspaper Headquarters	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Newstands / Newsagencies	Business	1.64
8	0.29	Nobel Laureates	Monuments	2.08
1	0.04	Non-Specific Veteran Memorials	Monuments	0.26
80	2.93	NPS Passport Cancellation Stations	Recreation	68.97
40	1.47	NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings	History	10.28
7	0.26	Numismatic Photographs	Waymarking Multifarious	3.68
3	0.11	Obelisks	Monuments	0.78
2	0.07	Occupational Monuments	Monuments	0.52
1	0.04	Odd Fellow Lodges	Buildings	0.50
4	0.15	Odd-Shaped Buildings	Buildings	1.98
58	2.13	Official Local Tourism Attractions	Entertainment	31.69
5	0.18	Olmsted Designed Parks	Nature	4.10
1	0.04	Olympic Memorabilia	History	0.26
1	0.04	Orthodox Churches	Buildings	0.50
1	0.04	Out of Place Graves	Monuments	0.26
1	0.04	Outdoor Interactive Science Displays	Nature	0.82
1	0.04	Outdoor Recreation Stores	Business	1.64
4	0.15	Outdoor Stairways	Structures	3.96
2	0.07	Outside Wooden Display Carvings	Culture	0.56
1	0.04	Ovens and Kilns	Structures	0.99
1	0.04	Paleontology and Fossils	Nature	0.82
2	0.07	Peace Memorials	Monuments	0.52
2	0.07	Peace Poles	Monuments	0.52
1	0.04	Pennsylvania Historical Markers	History	0.26
25	0.92	Penny Smashers	Technology	7.44
17	0.62	People-Named Places	Monuments	4.43
1	0.04	Pergolas	Structures	0.99
7	0.26	Permanent Car Displays	Technology	2.08
1	0.04	Permanent Geographic Coordinates	Signs	1.85
75	2.75	Philatelic Photographs	Waymarking Multifarious	39.47
5	0.18	Photos Then and Now	Waymarking Multifarious	2.63
1	0.04	Pictorial Pub Signs	Signs	1.85
4	0.15	Picture Perfect Postcards	Waymarking Multifarious	2.11
1	0.04	Pikachu Sightings	Waymarking Multifarious	0.53
1	0.04	Planetariums	Entertainment	0.55
1	0.04	Police Memorials	Monuments	0.26
1	0.04	Police Stations	Buildings	0.50
7	0.26	Political Revolutions	Monuments	1.82
1	0.04	Ponce de LeÃ³n	History	0.26
7	0.26	Pre-Victorian Historic Homes	Buildings	3.47
1	0.04	Preserved Architectural Remnants and Ruins	History	0.26
4	0.15	Professional Sports Venues	Recreation	3.45
2	0.07	Public Land Survey Marks	Measurement Standards	3.23
2	0.07	Puzzles in the Real World	Waymarking Multifarious	1.05
1	0.04	Pyramids	Buildings	0.50
1	0.04	Quaker Meeting Houses	Buildings	0.50
2	0.07	Radio and Television Transmitter Towers	Structures	1.98
1	0.04	Radio Shack Stores	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Railroad Bridges	Structures	0.99
1	0.04	Railway Disaster Sites	History	0.26
4	0.15	Ranger Stations	Nature	3.28
1	0.04	Readable From Above	Oddities	0.60
4	0.15	Realistic Object Sculptures	Culture	1.11
1	0.04	Recommended Accommodation	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	Buildings	0.50
7	0.26	Relief Art Sculptures	Culture	1.95
2	0.07	Religious Freedom	History	0.51
3	0.11	Relocated Structures	Buildings	1.49
23	0.84	Roadside Attractions	Recreation	19.83
5	0.18	Rock and Mineral Displays	Nature	4.10
3	0.11	Roman Catholic Churches	Buildings	1.49
1	0.04	Rose Gardens	Nature	0.82
89	3.26	Satellite Imagery Oddities	Oddities	53.29
4	0.15	Scenic at Night	Culture	1.11
4	0.15	School Mascots	Monuments	1.04
1	0.04	Science Museums	Entertainment	0.55
2	0.07	Scouts Monuments and Memorials	Monuments	0.52
3	0.11	Sculpture Gardens	Culture	0.84
2	0.07	Self Guided Walks and Trails	Recreation	1.72
1	0.04	Sequoioideae Trees	Nature	0.82
42	1.54	Signs of History	History	10.80
1	0.04	Signs of Zodiac	Signs	1.85
2	0.07	Silhouette Public Art Sculptures	Culture	0.56
1	0.04	Simulacra	Oddities	0.60
6	0.22	Sit-by-me Statues	Culture	1.67
1	0.04	Skyscrapers	Buildings	0.50
142	5.21	Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures	Culture	39.55
1	0.04	Smokey Bear Sign Sightings	Signs	1.85
2	0.07	Solar Power	Technology	0.60
3	0.11	Solar System Models	Nature	2.46
5	0.18	Space Flight Memorials and Exhibits	Monuments	1.30
1	0.04	Spanish-American War Memorials	Monuments	0.26
9	0.33	Specific Veteran Memorials	Monuments	2.34
3	0.11	Sphinx Sculptures	Culture	0.84
1	0.04	Spirit of '76	History	0.26
1	0.04	Spring Houses	Buildings	0.50
3	0.11	Stained Glass Windows	Culture	0.84
1	0.04	Star Trek	Entertainment	0.55
8	0.29	Starbucks Stores	Business	13.11
13	0.48	Static Aircraft Displays	Technology	3.87
92	3.37	Statues of Historic Figures	Monuments	23.96
23	0.84	Statues of Religious Figures	Monuments	5.99
1	0.04	Stone Bridges	Structures	0.99
2	0.07	Stone Church Artefacts	Buildings	0.99
1	0.04	Subway Restaurants	Business	1.64
5	0.18	Sundials	Technology	1.49
14	0.51	Superlatives	Oddities	8.38
1	0.04	Sushi Restaurants	Business	1.64
1	0.04	Suspension Bridges	Structures	0.99
1	0.04	Target Stores	Business	1.64
2	0.07	Television and Cable Broadcasting Stations	Business	3.28
1	0.04	TGI Friday's Restaurants	Business	1.64
1	0.04	The Holocaust	Monuments	0.26
10	0.37	The Underground	Buildings	4.95
2	0.07	There's a Book About It	Entertainment	1.09
9	0.33	This Old Church	Buildings	4.46
2	0.07	Time Capsules	History	0.51
2	0.07	Time Signals	Technology	0.60
1	0.04	Timelines	History	0.26
1	0.04	Tourist Stamps Photos	Waymarking Multifarious	0.53
5	0.18	Tourist Information Centers - Visitor Centers	Buildings	2.48
7	0.26	Town Clocks	Technology	2.08
1	0.04	Toynbee Tiles	Oddities	0.60
1	0.04	Traffic Parks	Recreation	0.86
1	0.04	Trail of Tears	History	0.26
1	0.04	Train Stations/Depots	Buildings	0.50
4	0.15	Tripoints and Multipoints	Measurement Standards	6.45
3	0.11	Trophies, Medals and Cups	Technology	0.89
10	0.37	U-Haul SuperGraphics	Waymarking Multifarious	5.26
45	1.65	U.S. Benchmarks	Measurement Standards	72.58
12	0.44	U.S. Civil War General Statues	Monuments	3.13
10	0.37	U.S. Civil War Sites	History	2.57
8	0.29	U.S. Historic Survey Stones and Monuments	Measurement Standards	12.90
105	3.85	U.S. National Register of Historic Places	History	26.99
6	0.22	U.S. Post Offices	Buildings	2.97
10	0.37	U.S. Revolutionary War Memorials	Monuments	2.60
1	0.04	Underground Railroad Sites	History	0.26
2	0.07	Unique Bird Houses	Structures	1.98
1	0.04	Unique Steeples	Structures	0.99
1	0.04	Universities and Colleges	Buildings	0.50
1	0.04	Unusual Speed Limits	Signs	1.85
2	0.07	Urban Legends and Superstitions	Oddities	1.20
1	0.04	Used Book Stores	Business	1.64
2	0.07	Veteran Cemeteries	Monuments	0.52
1	0.04	Victorian Post Boxes	History	0.26
3	0.11	Victorian Style Architecture	Buildings	1.49
1	0.04	Vietnam POW/MIA Monuments	Monuments	0.26
3	0.11	Vietnam War Memorials	Monuments	0.78
1	0.04	Vintage Ad Locations	History	0.26
1	0.04	Vintage Movie Theaters	Entertainment	0.55
1	0.04	War and Military Museums	Entertainment	0.55
4	0.15	War of 1812	Monuments	1.04
1	0.04	Water Dams	Structures	0.99
1	0.04	Water Mills	Buildings	0.50
6	0.22	Waterway Locks, Planes and Lifts	Structures	5.94
1	0.04	Wax Museums	Entertainment	0.55
2	0.07	Web Cameras	Technology	0.60
1	0.04	Weird Story Locations	Oddities	0.60
1	0.04	Whispering Galleries	Oddities	0.60
1	0.04	Wi-Fi Hotspots	Technology	0.30
244	8.94	Wikipedia Entries	Technology	72.62
3	0.11	William Shakespeare	History	0.77
1	0.04	Wooden Church Artefacts	Buildings	0.50
1	0.04	Working Water Wheels	Technology	0.30
2	0.07	World War I Memorials and Monuments	Monuments	0.52
1	0.04	World War I Sites	History	0.26
3	0.11	World War II Memorials / Monuments	Monuments	0.78
1	0.04	World War II Sites	History	0.26
3	0.11	Worldwide Cemeteries	Monuments	0.78
2	0.07	WPA Projects	History	0.51
1	0.04	Yellow Arrow Lookup	Signs	1.85
22	0.81	'You Are Here' Maps	Signs	40.74
13	0.48	Zippy the Pinhead Locations	Waymarking Multifarious	6.84
1	0.04	Zoos	Animals	50.00