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UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING SIGHTS OF WASHINGTON D.C.
THE EXORCIST STAIRS
If, for whatever reason, you happen to find yourself at the ExxonMobil gas station in Georgetown where M Street becomes Canal Road, you might notice an exceptionally long, steep staircase wedged between a stone wall and a brick warehouse.
For some, these stairs might look like little more than a daunting climb, but fans of the 1973 horror movie The Exorcist will likely recognize the site of the climactic final showdown between the self-sacrificing priest and the demon who possesses twelve-year-old Regan.
MINIBAR BY JOSE ANDRES
Jose Andres is the top chef and proprietor of a growing empire of restaurants throughout Washington DC, but Minibar is the only place where he truly indulges his creativity, and indulge he does.
Every night, Minibar serves a tasting menu drawn from the ranks of molecular gastronomy. Recent dishes include: a red sangria made into a “slushie” using liquid nitrogen, with a garnish of a partially frozen cube of watermelon; a mojito served as a sphere through the miracle of chemistry; and chicken wings cooked with a blowtorch immediately before serving.
ROSSLYN METRO ESCALATOR
According to Dante Alighieri, past the wall of flames after the 7th terrace of Purgatory, there is an immense stone staircase leading to the Earthly Paradise so big that Dante and his companions are forced to spend the night sleeping on it. The street escalator in the Rosslyn Metro Station leads to a D.C. suburb, rather than salvation, and with any luck there is no need to sleep on it (207 feet)
Normal travel time from top to bottom is nearly three minutes (159 seconds to be exact), time to contemplate a lifetime of sins. But if Rosslyn's mechanized steps are among the 40 percent of Metro escalators not functioning at any given time, the journey up quickly becomes as infernal as the origin.