Dupont Circle Fountain
Three marble figures took the place of a bronze admiral in 1921.
An iPhone app for curious walkers
Point your phone at where you are. Hear what’s worth knowing.
What’s That finds the interesting things around you and tells you their stories, out loud, like a friend who knows the neighborhood.
Coming soon to theApp StoreFree to try. No account. No ads.
Dupont Circle
38.9096° N, 77.0434° W · within 400 m
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Patterson Mansion
For a few months in 1927 this was the temporary White House.
Heurich House Museum
A brewer’s house built of poured concrete so it could never burn.
One place, many ways in.
Tap anything on the list and choose how you want to hear about it. Each lens is its own short story.
- HistoryOrigins, people, and how it changed.
- What Happened HereOne vivid episode, told as a scene.
- Architecture & DesignStyle, materials, and what to look for.
- Nature & GeologyThe land, the trees, the stone underfoot.
- Right NowHours, events, and what to do in the next hour.
- Local FlavorFood and drink within a five-minute walk.
- Unique PerspectiveWhere to stand, and the detail everyone misses.
- For KidsThe same facts, told for an eight-year-old.
- Deep CutMyths, disputes, and what locals argue about.
- Ask AnythingYour own question, answered on the spot.
Made to be heard.
“Look at the basin’s rim, where the marble has worn smooth. Before these three figures arrived, a bronze statue of Admiral Samuel Du Pont stood right where you’re facing…”
Stories are read aloud by your iPhone’s own voice, so they work with the screen locked and your phone in your pocket.
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