Washington DC Travel Guide - Miss Passport mini three-day

Washington DC Travel Guide - Miss Passport mini three-day unforgettable vacation (3-Day Budget Itinerary Washington DC)): Miss Passport mini three-day ... DC (Miss Passport Travel Guides Book 26)

Miss Passport mini three-day unforgettable vacation itinerary (Washington DC)

Washington DC, also known as the District of Columbia , or simply "the District" is the seat of the United States political power is where the White House (home of the United States president) resides at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., home of the Senate and Congress and all other political entities such as lobbyist groups like the NRA (National Rifle Association) and the national Parks foundation founded by Teddy Roosevelt to preserve as he put it "the beauty of this country or continent generations and all those that come after." Washington DC is also home to America's wealth of knowledge, including the Library of Congress, which houses the nation's most treasured documents from films to manuscripts, and everything in between the most famous of these documents. However, is the Constitution, which is a document that declared all the rights and freedoms, provided to all United States citizens under the freestanding of the new Democratic Republic of North America.

Aside from the halls of Congress and the Senate, the White House and to the Library of Congress, most visitors desire to see the Smithsonian Institution, which houses representations of every piece of history, unimaginable from the first efforts of flight and space travel to Archie Bunker's chair and Indiana Jones is Fedora. There is sure to be something for everyone among 137 million objects housed within the seven museums that make up the institution. Everything from fine art to pop culture, even the most discerning museum goers will find something to pique their interest.

Should you desire, however, to enjoy the sunshine rather than be indoors, no matter how spectacular the building or objects, then you might want to pay a visit to the national Mall (not a shopping center, more like a plaza), which houses famous memorials and statues such as the Vietnam wall a black granite wall with the names of all those who died in service during the Vietnam War engraved its surface (visitors can acquire rubbing paper and a pencil so that they may take a rubbing of a loved one's name from the wall as a keepsake. These materials are available at the kiosk located at the beginning of the wall and also may be acquired from several volunteers who are there to help people navigate the registry and find a specific name.

The mall is also home to the Lincoln Memorial, the famous statue of Abraham Lincoln. Americaâ€™s fifth president, sitting in his chair overlooking the reflection pool, and most of the District. The status of Lincoln's monument is one of the best spots in all of DC to view a sunset.

After or before viewing the Lincoln Memorial, you may want to visit Ford's theater. The sight of Pres. Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth, the theater has been turned into a museum (but still put on performances of various historical and modern plays throughout the year). As a visitor, you will be able to see Lincoln's box as well as the door with the famous peep hole that John Wilkes Booth to spy on the president, as well as other artifacts such as the gun used during the assassination and some of the contents of Pres. Lincoln's pockets.

Rest assured, if you're not a history buff. There are plenty of nightclubs, bars and pubs and live music venues, which house all genres of music from jazz to blues, country and rock 'n roll. So you should be able to find something to suit your taste or moved. Not to mention that Washington DC houses some of the greatest restaurants in the world, where the dishes are made from scratch by world-renowned chefs.

If after your meal, you feel that some entertainment is in order. Then you should pay a visit to the IMAX Theater, this theater houses a three-story high screen that absorbed completely into the storyline of any movie.

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Country	USA
Author	Sharon Bell
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Washington DC Travel Guide - Miss Passport mini th
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Mini Travel Guide Publishing, LLC
Manufacturer	Mini Travel Guide Publishing, LLC
NumberOfPages	8
PublicationDate	2013-12-20
Publisher	Mini Travel Guide Publishing, LLC
ReleaseDate	2013-12-20
Studio	Mini Travel Guide Publishing, LLC

Washington DC Travel Guide - Miss Passport mini three-day unforgettable vacation (3-Day Budget Itinerary Washington DC)): Miss Passport mini three-day ... DC (Miss Passport Travel Guides Book 26)

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