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Ed's Guide to Washington DC
Select from any of the links below for more info.
I lived in our nation's capital for about 3-1/2 years, and had a lot of friends and relatives come to visit.
To help them plan their look-around, I put together a mini website of "Things to Do and Places to See" for them.
I left in 2005, but had several friends still traveling to DC ask me to keep this page up, so I did.
NOTE THAT THE INFO HAS NOT BEEN KEPT CURRENT, some links may have expired.
| A page full of tips and tricks on how to survive visiting DC | |
| A page of places beyond the immediate Metro DC area | |
| A building just outside the beltway. I not allowed to say anymore, except that it looks "out of this world". | |
| (best interactive map - look below: "What Do You Want to Do?" select Take the Downtown Birds-Eye Tour, and then hit ENTER TOUR) | |
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| (isometric of mall with hotlinks) | |
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| for Visitors | |
| Info meta-site pages | |
| Official DC visitors page | |
| DCpages.com | Washington DC's Search Engine and Directory |
| DC Arts and Entertainment | |
| craigslist washington | DC online community |
| CitySpin Washington, D.C. | |
| Washington Travel Guide | Things to do in Washington, DC - 10Best |
| (by Charlie Buntjer) | |
| The Washington, D.C. Variety Page | |
| Sites to see | recommended by the House of Representatives |
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| International Spy Museum | Only about a year old, it is one of the most fascinating museums I have ever been. NOTE: No photography is allowed. |
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| Places to Visit - if time (and in no special order) | |
(202) 225-6827 (tape) Pick up free passes first:: |
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(202) 456-7041 (tape) |
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(202) 619-7275 (tape); (202) 426-6841 (voice) |
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| Library of Congress | Consisting mainly of three buildings directly to the ESE of the Capitol building, Jefferson LOC, Adams LOC & Madison LOC: (202) 707-5458 (tape) |
| US Supreme Court | (202) 479-3211 (gen info) The building is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is closed Saturdays, Sundays, and federal holidays. |
| US Botanic Garden | (USBG) - 202-225-8333 (gen info) Admission to all public areas of the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) is free. The Conservatory is open 10 AM - 5 PM daily. The Conservatory main entrance is located at 100 Maryland Avenue, SW (use this address for internet mapping searches). Visitors are welcome in Bartholdi Park from dawn until dusk and can access it from any of the three bordering streets - Independence Avenue, Washington Avenue or First Street. |
| Explorers Hall, National Geographic Society | Good for an hour's time, free, and only a few blocks from Ed's office Currently showing: "Mapping With Paper and Pixel" & Admission is free. For information call +1 202 857 7588. |
| National Zoo | Located in mid-city, NW of downtown. Getting there: Take the Red Metro Line and arrive at "Cleveland Park" station, walk south about a half mile mile downhill to the zoo, but leave and head south (to the left) a bit over a half mile downhill to the next Metro station, "Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan" If you drive, there is public parking available, see the website. The National Zoo is open every day of the year except December 25. ADMISSION IS FREE! November 1, 2004, to April 2005: April to October 2005: |
| National Parks in DC area | Jump page for all the national parks in the DC area. |
| National Building Museum | A museum dedicated to exploring and celebrating architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. Walk-In docent-guided building tours (lasting 45 minutes) are offered: |
| DC Chamber of Commerce | Chinatown Map |
| "Best Jazz supper-club" | (for Gary) |
| The National Christmas Tree | The Ellipse (due S of The White House) The tree is lighted daily at dusk until 11 p.m. through January 1st |
| National Postal Museum | (a block W of Union Station, 5 blocks NNE of the Capital) The Museum is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except December 25. Admission is free. |
| Little Theatre of Alexandria | |
| National Museum of Health & Medicine | [CityGuideLink]
Walter Reed Army Medical Center; 6900 Georgia Ave. N. W.; Washington, DC 20307; 202-782-2200 (located midtown north) The museum is open 364 days of the year, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The only day we are closed is December 25th. Docent-led tours for walk-in visitors start at 1 p.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. |
| Bureau of Engraving and Printing | (202) 874-3019 or 3188 (tape) The Bureau is CLOSED on weekends, federal holidays and the week between Christmas and New Years. |
| Eisenhower Executive Office Building | 202/395-5895 (tape); Saturdays only; reservations required. |
| (202) 324-3447 (voice) Currently closed for tours |
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| John F. Kennedy Center | (202) 416-8340 (voice) Free tours of the Kennedy Center are given from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. They depart from the parking plaza on Level A, and feature the Hall of States and Hall of Nations, the Center's main theaters, and dozens of paintings, sculptures, and other artworks given to the Center by foreign countries. For more information, call (202) 416-8340 |
| National Gallery of Art | (202) 737-4215 (tape) Open Monday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Gallery is closed on December 25 and January 1. |
| The National Capital Trolley Museum | The collections consist of 17 streetcars from Washington D.C. and other cities.Many of these are operated on a one-mile demonstration railway. In addition, there is an O-scale model layout representing a Washington streetscape from the 1930's, a film program, and traditional exhibits of street railway artifacts and photographs. December: - Holly Trolley Festival: Saturday & Sunday 5:00 p.m..- 9:00 p.m. Closed December 24, 25, 31, and January 1 - No daytime operations in December |
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| Brookside Gardens - Garden of Lights | Wheaton, MD (20 min N of DC This illuminated outdoor winter garden walk electrifies the landscape with over 600,000 tiny colored twinklers December 2004: 1-5, 8-12, 15-23, 26-30; January 2005: 2-9 HOURS: 5:30 to 9:00 PM, last car admitted 8:30 PM Admission: $15 Cars |
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| Winter Lights at Seneca Creek State Park | Gaithersburg, MD (30 min NW of DC) Winter Lights is a magical Christmas light display including more than 350 illuminated displays and along a 3.5-mile drive through the park. November 26 through January 1, closed 25th $10 per car Sun.-Thurs. 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.; $12 per car Fri.- Sat. 6 p.m. - 10 p.m. |
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Winter Festival of Lights at Watkins Regional Park |
Upper Marlboro, MD (SE of DC) November 26 through January 2, HOURS: 5-9:30 p. m. daily. $5 per car. The festival is FREE on December 25 Prince George’s County, MD spectacular drive-through Christmas light display featuring more than a million twinkling lights. |
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| Miracle of Lights at Bull Run Regional Park | Centerville, VA (40 min W of DC) open every night except New Year’s Eve from 5:30 pm until 10:30 pm. Cars are $12.00 This spectacular show boasts 250 displays with a handful of holiday themes, including Noah's Ark and Santa's Woods. A program guide features a game involving displays of a UFO and several aliens |
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| Festival of Lights at the Mormon Temple |
Kensington, MD (20 min N of DC - 301-587-0144 November 26 through January 2. Dusk to 10 p. m. nightly View more than 450,000 lights and a live outdoor Nativity scene each evening from 6 to 9 p. m. Live musical performances begin at 7 and 8 p. m. |
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WASHINGTONIAN The magazine Washington lives by |
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Bicycle Map - Montgomery County Maryland Bikeway Program |
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DOWNTOWN DC (Bus Imprv Org) Good Searcher |
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Tourmobile (A service where you can buy a Day or Week pass, and hop on any bus as they circuit the Mall and other downtown points of interest) Metro - System Map (Metro official page) Metro - StationMasters System Map (a non-official service, better maps and local info around each station) the great metro adventure (2 people, 1 robot, all stations, worth browsing for the laughs) |
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Things you SHOULD do after you arrive
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