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Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Not a museum; this is where the Treasury prints money. Free 1-hour tours run every 15 minutes on weekdays, but no, they do not give out free samples. It's plenty worth it to come, if only to drool at the millions of dollars created literally in the space of your tour.

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Address: 14th and C Streets SW
Website: moneyfactory.gov (opens in a new tab)

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