| WHAT TO SEE & DO — WASHINGTON, DC ATTRACTIONS |
Capitol Hill
www.capitolhillmap.com
"The Hill" neighborhood features more than
8,000 historic buildings,
from Federal to late Victorian.
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White House in Washington, DC |
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20504
202-707-8000
www.loc.gov
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution. It's also the largest library in the world.
United States Botanic Gardens
100 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20024
202-255-8333
www.usbg.gov
An historic building that displays exotic plants.
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20500
www.whitehouse.gov
The home and seat of the President of the United States of America.
Public tours of the White House are available for groups of ten or more people.
Visit the website for details.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA 22211
703-607-8000
www.arlingtoncemetery.org
Nearly four million tourists visit annually to pay their respects to fallen American soldiers and various dignitaries. The Cemetery is also famous as the site of the Tomb of the Unknowns and of the Eternal Flame of the Kennedy gravesite. Stop at the Visitors' Center to pick up maps and guidebooks.
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Arlington National Cemetery
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National Mall:
-Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
-Lincoln Memorial
-Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
-Thomas Jefferson Memorial
-Tidal Basin
-Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
-Washington Monument
202-426-6841
www.nps.gov
Dominating the city's landscape, the Mall is flanked by the city's major museums and at mid-section at 15th Street and Constitution Avenue it features the famous Washington Monument, a dizzying 555-feet high spire with an observation tower at its peak.
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20565
202-737-4215
www.nga.gov
Major art museum that also features
the National Gallery Sculpture Garden.
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Smithsonian Castle is located in the National Mall
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Smithsonian Institution:
National Museum of American History
14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW
202-633-1000
National Museum of Natural History
10th St., and Constitution Ave., NW
202-633-1000
National Air and Space Museum
4th St. and Independence Ave., SW
National Museum of the American Indian
4th St. and Independence Ave., SW
202-633-1000
Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
7th St. and Independence Ave., SW
202-633-4674
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
12th St., and Independence Ave., SW
202-633-4880
This vast museum complex and research organization features 19 museums and nine research centers, such as the ones listed above.
www.si.edu
Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
703-780-2000
www.mountvernon.org
Its grounds and gardens are picturesque and are ideal for strolling. For a fee, visitors may tour the Mansion house and the numerous outbuildings on the estate.
Chinatown
7th and H Streets, NW
Although developers have gentrified much of the original Chinatown, vestiges of its past are still visible, especially with the colorful gate at 7th and H Streets, NW.
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The colorful Chinatown gate
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Union Station
50 Massachusetts Ave., NE
Washington, DC 20007
202-289-1908
www.unionstationdc.com
A popular shopping destination with stores that feature everything from books and CDs to lingerie, women's wear, shoes and toys.
Verizon Center
601 F St., NW
202-628-3200
Washington DC, 20004
www.verizoncenter.com
A sports and entertainment facility in downtown Washington, DC featuring a plethora of entertainment, sports and cultural events.
