Ronald Reagan National Airport
We had to go over to Arlington, Virginia, to meet a friend who flew...
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution was not yet 15 years old when the Civil...
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Smithsonian Institution
Did you know that the Smithsonian Institution is not just a museum, but the...
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African Art Museum and Haupt Garden
In 1987, the Sackler Gallery (Asian and Near Eastern art) and the National...
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National Air & Space Museum
The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the...
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National Air & Space Museum
I could spend days here, but we only had a short time to see a few things....
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Apollo 11, the first Moon landing
Although I was just a month short of being five years old on July 20, 1969, I...
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National Air & Space Museum
Popular from the day it opened in 1976, the Air & Space Museum has...
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Spirit of St. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh donated the airplane to the Smithsonian on April...
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Rockets on display at Air & Space Museum
Kids love the walk-through Skylab orbital workshop on the second floor;...
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Rockets on display
The building was actually built around these rockets; the sit in a...
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National Air & Space Museum
Northrop M2-F3 Lifting Body
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U.S.S. Enterprise model from "Star Trek"
Being a huge fan of "Star Trek" when I was a kid (and I still am...
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U.S.S. Enterprise model from "Star Trek"
This is another view of Captain Kirk's original Enterprise...or as Scotty...
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U.S.S. Enterprise from the first movie
This is the model of the Enterprise used in the filming of "Star...
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United States Capitol Building
This is where all the action takes place---the home of Congress and...
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Me in front of the U.S. Capitol Building
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The United States Capitol Building
As you can see, Capitol Hill covers a lot of ground. When Pierre L'Enfant...
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The United States Capitol Building
One of the first great domes to crown a wholly political building, the United...
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Interior of Washington's Union Station
Union Station has been beautifully redone and is now full of shops and...
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National Gallery of Art's East Building
A huge mobile by Alexander Calder hangs over the central court of the...
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National Gallery of Art, East Building
The East Building of the National Gallery was designed by I.M. Pei, and is a...
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National Gallery of Art, East Building
This postcard shot shows the side of the building that faces the National...
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National Museum of Natural History
This gigantic stuffed bush elephant sits in the rotunda and is one of...
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National Museum of Natural History
This stuffed tiger is a unique and interesting display in the museum.
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The legendary Hope Diamond
The Hope Diamond--the world's largest deep blue diamond at 45.52...
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The Smithsonian Castle
To many, this building - known as the Castle - symbolizes the entire...
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Washington Monument
It was getting dark, and the fireworks would be starting soon.
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Fireworks above Washington, D.C.
Of course, being in our nation's capital on the Fourth of July is...
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Fireworks above Washington, D.C.
Every year on the Fourth of July, the skies above Washington, D.C. are lit up...
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Fireworks above Washington, D.C.
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Located near the Washington Monument and the Mall, construction of the United...
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Interior of the Holocaust Museum
When designing the Museum building, architect James Ingo Freed created an...
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Interior of the Holocaust Museum
The museum building is organized by the principles it was built to support:...
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Bureau of Engraving & Printing
This is where the money is made...literally! Several years ago, I took...
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The Washington Monument
Designed by Robert Mills in 1838, to follow the form of an Egyptian...
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Hard Rock Café
After a long morning of sightseeing, we decided to have lunch at the...
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Ford's Theater
President Abraham Lincoln was shot here by John Wilkes Booth on April...
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Ford's Theater
On the night of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while...
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Petersen House
The Petersen House is the house where Abraham Lincoln died. At the...
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The White House
Probably one of the most recognizable buildings in the world is the...
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The White House from Pennsylvania Avenue
The White House has a unique and fascinating history. It survived a...
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The White House from Lafayette Park
For 200 years, the White House has stood as a symbol of the Presidency, the...
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Floor plan map of the White House
I snagged this from the White House's website, http://www.whitehouse.gov/.
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Map of Smithsonian museums on the Mall
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System Map of the Washington, D.C. Metro
The Metro is by far the easiest, cheapest, and fastest way to get around in D.C.
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Map of the main sights in Washington, DC
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