Washington Virginia Travel Guide
Places to see in ( Washington - USA )
Washington, DC, the U.S. capital, is a compact city on the Potomac River, bordering the states of Maryland and Virginia. It’s defined by imposing neoclassical monuments and buildings – including the iconic ones that house the federal government’s 3 branches: the Capitol, White House and Supreme Court. It's also home to iconic museums and performing-arts venues such as the Kennedy Center. The USA’s capital teems with iconic monuments, vast museums and the corridors of power where visionaries and demagogues roam.
There’s nothing quite like the Smithsonian Institution, a collection of 19 behemoth, artifact-stuffed museums, many lined up in a row along the Mall. The National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Reynolds Center for American Art & Portraiture – all here, all free, always.Alongside the museums, Washington’s monuments bear tribute to both the beauty and the horror of years past. They’re potent symbols of the American narrative, from the awe-inspiring Lincoln Memorial to the powerful Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the stirring Martin Luther King Jr Memorial.
Washington is the showcase of American arts, home to such prestigious venues as the National Theatre, the Kennedy Center and the Folger Theatre. Jazz music has a storied history here. In the early 20th century, locals such as Duke Ellington climbed on stages along U St NW, where atmospheric clubs still operate. Go-go (an infectiously rhythmic dance music) and punk also have deep roots in DC.The city hosts several adventurous small theaters, like Arena Stage and Studio Theatre, that put on works by nontraditional writers. Busboys & Poets' open-mic nights provide another outlet for progressive new voices.
The president, Congress and the Supreme Court are here, the three pillars of US government. In their orbit float the Pentagon, the State Department, the World Bank and embassies from most corners of the globe. If you hadn’t got the idea, power is why Washington emits such a palpable buzz.As a visitor, there’s a thrill in seeing the action up close – to walk inside the White House, to sit in the Capitol chamber while senators argue about Arctic drilling, and to drink in a bar alongside congresspeople likely determining your newest tax hike over their single malt Scotch.
A lot of history is concentrated within DC’s relatively small confines. In a single day, you could gawp at the Declaration of Independence, the real, live parchment with John Hancock’s signature scrawled across it at the National Archives; stand where Martin Luther King Jr gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech on the Lincoln Memorial’s steps; prowl around the Watergate building that got Nixon into trouble; see the flag that inspired the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ at the National Museum of American History; and be an arm’s length from where Lincoln was assassinated in Ford’s Theatre.
White House
United States Capitol
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
National Mall
Smithsonian Institution Offices
National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Air and Space Museum
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
National Gallery of Art East Building
National Zoological Park
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
The Pentagon
World War II Memorial
Dupont Circle
Washington Union Station
Tidal Basin
National Museum of American History
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
United States National Arboretum
International Spy Museum
National Museum of the American Indian
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Ford's Theatre
Newseum
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Hirshhorn Museum
United States Botanic Garden
Washington National Cathedral
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Smithsonian Institution Building
Downtown Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Supreme Court of the United States
National Building Museum
Madame Tussauds
Adams Morgan
National Archives Research Center
National Portrait Gallery
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
Renwick Gallery
The Phillips Collection
Rosslyn
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