Eyewitness Travel Family Guide Washington, DC

256 Pages·2018·36.43 MB·English

by  DK Travel

Table of Contents
How to Use this Family Guide
Introducing Washington, DC
1. The Best of Washington, DC
2. Washington, DC Through the Year
3. Getting to Washington, DC
4. Getting Around Washington, DC
5. Practical Information
6. Where to Stay
7. Where to Eat
8. Shopping
9. Entertainment
10. Parks and Gardens
11. Spectator Sports
12. The History of Washington, DC
13. Quirky Events in Washington’s History
Exploring Washington, DC
National Mall
1. National Mall East
1. National Air and Space Museum
2. National Museum of the American Indian
3. Hirshhorn Museum
4. Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
5. Arts and Industries Building
6. Smithsonian Castle
7. National Museum of African Art
8. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
9. Freer Gallery of Art
10. Forestry Information Center
11. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
12. US Holocaust Memorial Museum
13. National Museum of African American History and Culture
14. National Museum of American History
15. National Museum of Natural History
16. National Gallery of Art West Building
17. National Gallery of Art East Building
18. National Sculpture Garden
2. National Mall West
1. Washington Monument
2. World War II Memorial
3. Reflecting Pool
4. Constitution Gardens
5. Vietnam Veterans Memorial
6. Korean War Veterans Memorial
7. Lincoln Memorial
8. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
9. Tidal Basin
10. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
11. East Potomac Park
12. Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Capitol Hill
1. Capitol Hill
1. United States Capitol
2. US Botanic Garden
3. Capitol Grounds
4. Capitol Reflecting Pool and Monuments
5. Bartholdi Park
6. Library of Congress
7. Folger Shakespeare Library
8. US Supreme Court
9. Eastern Market
10. Sewall-Belmont House and Museum
11. National Postal Museum
12. Union Station
The White House and Foggy Bottom
1. The White House and Foggy Bottom
1. The White House
2. White House Visitor Center
3. Freedom Plaza
4. Daughters of the American Revolution Museum
5. Renwick Gallery
6. Blair House
7. Decatur House
8. Lafayette Square
9. St. John’s Church
10. Kennedy Center
Penn Quarter
1. Penn Quarter
1. Newseum
2. National Archives
3. Old Post Office
4. Ford’s Theatre
5. The Petersen Boarding House
6. International Spy Museum
7. Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery
8. National Museum of Crime and Punishment
9. Madame Tussauds
10. National Museum of Women in the Arts
Georgetown
1. Georgetown
1. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
2. Washington Harbour
3. Old Stone House
4. N Street
5. Dumbarton Oaks
Beyond Central Washington
1. Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park and around
1. Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park
2. Peirce Mill
3. Hillwood Estate
4. Embassy Row
5. Washington National Cathedral
6. Dupont Circle
7. National Geographic Museum
8. The Phillips Collection
2. US National Arboretum and around
1. United States National Arboretum
2. Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
3. Frederick Douglass House
4. Oxon Hill Farm
Day Trips and Excursions
1. Day Trips and Excursions
1. George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate
2. Old Town Alexandria
3. Gunston Hall
4. The Pentagon
5. Mount Vernon Bike Trail
6. Theodore Roosevelt Island
7. Arlington National Cemetery
8. Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
9. Manassas National Battlefield
10. Great Falls Park
11. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
12. Harpers Ferry National Historic Park
13. Leesburg
14. White’s Ferry
15. Frederick
16. Skyline Drive
17. Monticello
18. Charlottesville
19. Fredericksburg
20. Middleburg
21. Colonial Williamsburg™
22. Jamestown
23. Yorktown Battlefield
24. Yorktown Victory Center
25. Colonial Parkway
26. Busch Gardens®
27. Annapolis
28. Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
29. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
30. Sports Legends Museum/Geppi’s Entertainment Museum
31. The Walters Art Museum
32. Chesapeake Bay Driving Tour
33. A Day at the Beach
Where to Stay in Washington, DC
Washington, DC Maps
Acknowledgments
Copyright
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Eat & Drink Price Guide
Picnic under €25; Snacks €25–45; Real Meal €45–90; Family treat over €90 (based on
a family of four)
Accommodation Price Guide
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The Best of Washington, DC
Washington, DC Through the Year
Getting to Washington, DC
Getting Around Washington, DC
Practical Information
Where to Stay
Where to Eat
Shopping
Entertainment
Parks and Gardens
Spectator Sports
The History of Washington, DC
Quirky Events in Washington’s History