Washington DC Travel Guide

What can you do in two hours? Watch a movie, sure, or enjoy a fine dinner out (including appetizers and dessert). But what about exploring the fine city of Washington, DC, and getting some exercise while you’re at it?Washington Walks is a premier organization in the city which makes the process of getting out and about as painless as possible. Simply show up at the appropriate Metrorail station at the right time, pay in cash (15 per person and free for children 3 and under), and you’re ready to go. Over the next two hours, your horizons will be expanded, your feet will be strengthened, and your trip to DC made more complete.WW offers a variety of different tours. The “Georgetown” experience takes guests through the historical freedmen community Herring Hill, Victorian mansions, and even the steps from the film The Exorcist. (more…)

Geographically, Constitution Gardens is the equivalent of North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, except instead of cities, the Gardens are enclosed by three national sites: the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Constitution Avenue, and Reflecting Pool. This location, along with the Gardens’s own beautiful scenery, has made the site a popular tourist attraction since its dedication in 1976. The Gardens are also the site of a yearly National Park Service naturalization ceremony, where immigrants to the country are welcomed into their new home.The Gardens’ focal point is its memorial island, where the names of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence live on in stony solitudeliterally. The names and their signatures are engraved on stone monuments which honor the foundations of our country and government. (more…)