This is one of many interesting things hiding in the stacks of the maps division of the LOC, if you ever get an opportunity for a private tour - though I'm not

This is one of many interesting things hiding in the stacks of the maps division of the LOC, if you ever get an opportunity for a private tour - though I'm not sure if every one of those dips into the vault. My strongest memory is of the WW2 Normandy beaches invasion map, done as an architectural model. Also, in the reading room, they keep a personal presidential globe - http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/interactive/_html/wc0001_3.html http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/interactive/_html/wc00...