Things to See and Do in Washington DC

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  • Oct 22, 2009: ... Child's kitchen as shown in the movie "Julie and Julia". DC by Foot is listed as the best tour accordingly to Trip Advisor.& ...
  • Jan 30, 2009: ... for about 6 months of via planes, buses, cars, and by foot to see the overwhelming display of geographical, ecological, and ...
  • May 29, 2008: ... -made even better by the fact that it was free!  DC by foot gives free tours of the major monuments and the tour guide ...
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  • Feb 22, 2007: ... of the monuments.  We saw the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, WW2 Memorial, Korean War Memorial and the Jefferson ...
  • Jun 19, 2006: ... I did the whole tourist thing, The Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln memorial, White House, Jeffeson etc etc. The day ...
  • Jun 13, 2009: ... ;.but when we crossed the Washington Memorial Bridge, just west of the Lincoln Memorial, our tripometer from Houston read ...
  • May 9, 2009: ... soldiers are (especially with a few beers in them!). Lincoln Memorial was really something - the statue is pretty damn ...
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  • Jun 9, 2008: ... is buried here, he is the only president buried in Washington DC.  Ah ha you think I have forgotten history already don ...
  • Oct 17, 2002: ... : the White House; the Washington National Cathedral; the Thomas Jefferson Memorial; the United States Capitol; the Lincoln ...
  • Apr 22, 2006: ... Light a candle in the Hall of Remembrance. Washington National Cathedral: Identify the flags as you walk the 2 miles ...
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  • Jan 13, 2007: ... for a walk and saw the White house, Reflecting pool, Lincoln, Washington Monument, Korean and WWII memorials.  All very ...
  • Aug 7, 2003: ... so absolutely everything is free. There are somethings like the Washington Monument where you have to get a timed ticket to ...
  • Feb 22, 2007: ... over to some of the monuments.  We saw the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, WW2 Memorial, Korean War Memorial and ...
  • Jul 10, 2005: ... and Capitol building are. We then walked down The Mall to Washington Monument - a monument to George Washington. We went up ...
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  • May 20, 2006: ... jumping around. American crazies! Sunday we headed to the National Arboretum which had lots of pretty flowers and trees(as ...
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  • Aug 20, 2008: ... away, plus I had a timed ticket for the Holocaust Memorial Museum at 11am. First I looked at their temporary exhibit on the ...
  • Jun 15, 2009: ... designed well and the exhibits were a let down. The Holocaust Memorial Museum was also interesting and worth the standing in ...
  • Oct 31, 2005: ... the National Mall* We decide to stop and see the Holocaust Memorial Museum...It is done very, very, well. Children should ...
  • Jun 8, 2009: ... building.  In the afternoon we went to the Holocaust Memorial Museum.  It is a moving memorial.  The history ...
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  • Aug 30, 2009: ... We checked out the World War II memorial (cool), the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (cooler) and the Korean War Memorial ( ...
  • Jul 16, 2008: ... Delano Roosevelt Memorial Korean War Veterans Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial  There are a number of companies ...
  • Oct 31, 2005: ... awesome sight. To the left of Lincoln's is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial...it brought tears to my eyes, Connor said,"How ...
  • Oct 15, 2008: ... the statue of Lincoln was impressive. I (Janelle) liked the Vietnam Veterans Memorial because one of the last names of the ...
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  • Aug 20, 2008: ... too long, but there is one more thing I must note: Washington DC kinda feels European. I think it's the big boulevards, ...
  • Oct 16, 2008: ... make it into a Food Court. We went to the Newseum, the newest museum in DC. We saw a 4-D movie about the history of news. ...
  • Oct 15, 2008: ... the way back she got a good view of the front of the Newseum and its facade of the First Amendment carved in stone. The Boy ...
  • Oct 6, 2009: ... supreme court & the library of congress Jefferson building. Washington DC is full of museums & galleries from the ...
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  • Jul 16, 2008: ... Jefferson Memorial WWII Memorial Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Korean War Veterans Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial& ...
  • Oct 31, 2005: ... on the wall). To the right of Lincoln's is the Korean War Veterans Memorial...my favorite. You see 19 statues of men on a ...
  • Oct 23, 2006: ... D Roosevelt Memorial was very atmospheric, but the Korean War Veterans Memorial gave me goosebumps, seeing the figures for ...
  • Oct 17, 2002: ... II Memorial at the east end of the Reflecting Pool, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the ...
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  • May 6, 2008: Well, I went to The Phillips Collection the first time I went to Washington DC. Unfortunately, it was a long time ago, and I ...
  • Jun 25, 2005: Some of my favorite art from the Phillips Collection.
  • Oct 14, 2008: ...  way of seeing the land?" The other exhibit at the Phillips is the Jacob Lawrence series on the migration of African ...
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  • Nov 29, 2008: ... dongba. There's a new display from the Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/intldl/naxihtml/ http://memory. ...
  • Feb 22, 2007: ... and the National Mall before Rick went to the Library of Congress and Supreme Court, while Megan and Carlie rested their ...
  • Dec 14, 2007: ... (subway system) Lincoln Memorial Library of Congress Korean War Memorial Washington Monument Jefferson Memorial USMC ...
  • Jul 30, 2009: ... as close up as this one in D.C.  The Library of Congress (Jefferson Bldg.) has beautiful mosaic ceilings.  And ...
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  • Jun 15, 2009: ... nbsp; Can you imagine? Close to our hotel was the National Portrait Gallery which to my surprise was open til 7.  We had ...
  • Sep 2, 2009: ... ; Before the day was up we also headed to the National Portrait Gallery/Museum of American Art, one of the free Smithsonian ...
  • Jul 30, 2008: ... secure shelter the owner pays for. At the National Portrait Gallery, a security guard approached me to tell me that my ...
  • Mar 2, 2008: ... noon. Native American Museum National Geographic Museum National Portrait Gallery Traditional Iraqi music concert ...
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