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Please help me with DC itinerary...1st timer? |
Travel Info Thanks for your help in advance! I have been reading up on this but here goes. I have reservations in June in Rosslyn for Sat. with checkout on Thur. Will arrive early Sat. 2 adults who are in good walking shape and perhaps a college son on some days. Have never been to DC but son is doing a summer internship there. Want to see it all! I believe I understand the Metro, have emailed my congressman, etc. I have no idea how much can be accomplished in a day. Thanks again! Travel Tips Using the Metro into the mall area is a great idea. Parking there is non existent. The 3 things I always recommend are: The Air & Space Museum, The Holocaust Museum (advanced tickets recommended), and The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. There are many other things to see and I'm sure you can fill in your time with those but the above are "must sees". Have a great visit and be safe. Others Sounds like the first answerer knows his stuff good. I would include use of the TourMobile. It is a tram that goes to all the tourist places and you get on and off all day long. Just wait for the next tram, show your ticket and get on to ride to the next site. Arlington Cemetery is impressive, too. Take the Metro and go to the National Zoo. Great panda exhibit. Go to the Invertebrate Exhibit. There is an octopus with feeding times of 11 am and 3 pm. The Zoo is free and about a 2 block walk from Metro (Cleveland Park exit). I am a volunteer at the Invertebrate Exhibit at the National Zoo. The easiest way to see everything, is to get tickets for the tourmobile. You can buy them pretty much anywhere on the mall, Lincoln memorial has a kiosk. This will take you everywhere, but will still allow you to walk between the major sights, and then just jump on when you're tired or would like to go to a sight that is a little farther away. Be sure to get the tickets that include Arrlington Cemetary, it's worth the few extra dollars, besides the nice ride they point out alot of interesting pieces of history along the way. I'm originally from the DC area and visited this past weekend after 10yrs removed. I would strongly suggest going to the Lincoln Memorial if you can when the sun sets!! Bring your camera and go all the way to the top of the steps and look towards the reflecting pool and the Washington momument!! You cannot ask for a better nighttime pic of DC from that vantage point. (You can do this during the day as well). Also make sure to visit the Vietnam memorial and the WWII memorial! Even as a former local, I was VERY impressed. Enjoy your trip. First off, I must say staying if Rosslyn was a great choice. Been there many times. Take time to go to the museums, really cool. Some of them you may need to buy tickets ahead so do it ahead so you can go to them. The Washington Monument also requires tickets, so buy those ahead of time. Check out Georgetown (M Street/Prospect Street), and take one of those dinner cruises on the Potomac, lots of fun. Cheers. You should see the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. To get there from Rosslyn take either the orange or blue line metro four stops to the Metro Center stop and then switch to the red line in the direction of Glenmont. Then take the red line two stops to the Judiciary Square stop. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush. It honors all of America's federal, state and local law enforcers. Inscribed on the Memorial's blue-gray marble walls are the names of more than 17,500 officers who have been killed in the line of duty, dating back to the first known death in 1792. Designed by Washington, DC architect Davis Buckley, the Memorial sits on three acres of federal park land called Judiciary Square. The site has served for over 200 years as the seat of our nation's judicial branch of government. A glance around the space finds plush carpets of grass, nearly 60,000 plants and 128 trees decorating the Memorial grounds. Each year, around the first of April, some 14,000 daffodils make the Memorial one of Washington's most spectacular attractions. Bordering the Memorial's beautifully landscaped park are two tree-lined "pathways of remembrance" where the names of the fallen officers are engraved. The names of the fallen officers are displayed in random order on the Memorial Wall. At an annual candlelight vigil held each year during National Police Week (in May) new names of fallen officers are added to the Memorial. Each of the pathway entrances are adorned with a powerful statuary grouping of an adult lion protecting its cubs. The bronze statues were sculpted by Raymond Kaskey. They symbolize the protective role of our law officers and convey the strength, courage and valor that are the hallmarks of those who serve in law enforcement. 605 E Street NW Washington, DC 20004 202-737-3213 Visitors Center hours are: M-F, 9AM to 5PM Sat.10AM to 5PM Sun., 12NOON to 5PM. |
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