Washington DC Attractions:
Holocaust Museum
The somber, sobering Holocaust Museum is unlike any other museum in Washington D.C. In remembering the millions murdered by the Nazis, it is brutal, ...
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National Air and Space Museum
Each year, eight million people visit the cavernous halls of the National Air and Space Museum, for this popular Smithsonian museum is one of the best for ...
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Madame Tussauds Washington DC
Unlike her lifelike figures, Madame Tussaud was a real human being, a wax sculptor in 1770s Paris who became an art tutor at the Palace Of Versailles. During ...
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The U.S. National Archives
The flagship of the U.S. Government’s National Archives and Records Administration, this Greek Revival building in D.C.’s Federal Triangle was created in 1934 ...
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International Spy Museum
If you've ever wanted to step into James Bond's shoes and live a glamorous spy life, the International Spy Museum is the place to learn the secrets. One of ...
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National Museum of Crime & Punishment
Opened in 2008, this three-floor, 25,000 square-foot building is dedicated to law, order and life gone horribly wrong. Home to the studios for the TV show ...
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National Mall (The Mall)
Stretching from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is a wide, tree-lined expanse of open space between the Constitution and Independence ...
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National Academy of Sciences
Created by Congress in 1863, the National Academy of Sciences conducts research in a wide variety of studies and provides its results to the U.S. government. ...
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Tudor Place
Set on more than five acres in Georgetown, this historic Federal-era was home to six generations of the Peter family from 1805 to 1984. Thomas Peter’s father ...
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Woodrow Wilson House
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The retirement home for President Woodrow Wilson his wife Edith, this Georgian Revival house on Embassy Row earned its National Historic Preservation Site ...
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
When the Bureau opened in 1862 in the basement of the Treasury building, six people were employed in creating all the nation’s paper money; by 1914, operations ...
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National Museum of the American Indian
One of the newest branches of the Smithsonian, this 2004 museum is dedicated to the history, arts and culture of Native Americans throughout the Western ...
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Washington Masonic National Memorial
This 333-foot-tall museum and library atop Shooter’s Hill in Old Town Alexandria was built in honor of George Washington, a devoted Mason; it was dedicated on ...
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African-American Civil War Museum
Every museum has a mission, and the African-American Civil War Museum makes the point that for some, the Civil War was about secession versus union, but for ...
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Art Museum of the Americas
Set in a graceful Spanish Colonial home designed by Paul Cret (architect of the Folger Shakespeare Library), this intimate museum is dedicated to art from ...
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DC Segway Night Tour
Explore Washington DC at night as you glide through the streets on the hippest transportation around - the Segway! Experience this unique and once-in-a-lifetime way of visiting the highlights, including: the U.S. Capitol Building, the White House, the Washington Monument, and many more. Don't miss the chance of seeing DC in this fun and exciting way!
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