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YOUR THREE DAY GUIDED TOU R

BOOK ONEOF THE U.S. SERIES

WRITTEN BY HALEY KUNKA


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DONT JUDGE THIS BOOK BY ITS COVER

This book might be small in size, but let me assure

you that these pages house everything that you will

need to know. On your journey to Washington DC,

weve planned your three days with all of the top

destinations that DC tourist can only hope to hit.

CHECK YOUR ITINERARY AND GO

Dont waste time and money taking taxis. Hop onto

the Metro every morning and take it to your rst

destination. From there everything will be in walking

distance, so make sure to wear your sneakers.

KNOW YOUR LOCATIONS

Each of your activity descriptions are divided per

page with the need to know information at the top.

This is followed by a brief blurb giving you a general

overview of the location and what you are likely to

see and do while at that particular stop.

In the end, its not the years in your

life that count. Its the life in your years.

abraham lincoln

UNDERSTANDING THE ICONS

The icons that you see below (yes, scan your eyes down

and see what were talking about) are your life lines to

navigating from destination to destination. Make sure

you know what metro stop to take and keep in mind the

walking times and the cash money needed each day.

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METRO STOP

WALKING TIME

MONEY NEEDED

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Bistro Bis 10

Central Michel Richard 16

Museum of Natural History 17

National Gallery of Art 12

Old Ebbitt Grill 24

US Capitol 1 1

Washington Monument 25

White House 23

American Indian Museum 36

Arlington National Cemetery 32

Bagels Etc. 27

Fish Market 29

Mitsitam Caf 28

Old Town Alexandria 26

US Holocaust Museum 34

DAY ONE DAY TWO Air and Space Museum 43

Baked and Wired 46

Georgetown 39

Jeerson Memorial 40

Lincoln Memorial 47

Sequoia 42

Vietnam Memorial 37

Wall Street Deli 46

World War II Memorial 38

DAY THREE

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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MORNING

Bistro Bis

US Capitol

National Gallery of Art

AFTERNOON

Central Michel Richard

Museum of Natural History

EVENING

Washington Monument

White House

Old Ebbitt Grill

DAY ONE ITINERARY


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BISTRO BIS

15 E Street Northwest Washington, DC 20001

Washington Union Station

3 minutes

$1015 dollars

THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM

On such a short visit, you dont have time to waste,

so set out early for a breakfast to remember. Head

to DCs Capitol Hill neighborhood for a taste of

Washington politicos hard at workyes, even at

8 in the morning. Bistro Bis in the Hotel George in

view of the Capitols big white dome, is a power-

breakfast spot where youre likely to see Hill honchos

meeting over perfect plates of eggs Benedict. Even

better? The restaurant is just a hop, skip, and a jump

from Union Station, so its easy to get to practically

anywhere in the city.

US CAPITOL

SB 15 US Capitol Washington, DC 20515

3 minutes

Free

HIT THE HILL

Now that youve seen them eat, head to the Hill to

watch them work. Take a tour of the US Capitol and

learn about the history of the building while you see

it for yourself. After walking through the Hall of Columns,

the rotunda, and the old Supreme Court chambers,

its upstairs to where the action is: the House and

Senate chambers. From the visitors gallery, you can

watch history as it happenssee bills being debated,

votes being counted, and speeches being given.

ROUTING INFORMATION

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Tickets are free but available only on a first-come, first-served

basis at the Capitol Guide Service kiosk on the sidewalk on

the Capitols southwest side (near the intersection of 1st Street

and Independence Avenue). Ticket distribution starts at 9.


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NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART

4 Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20565

4 minutes

Free

THE LOST ART OF ARTWe recommend the National Gallery of Art as your

next destination. The Gallerys collection of paintings,

drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures, medals, and

decorative arts traces the development of Western

Art from the Middle Ages to the present. If you want

to skip the boring art and go directly to the most

interesting pieces, head straight to the east wing of the

building. Here you can see the focus is on modern and

contemporary art, with a collection including works

by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Jackson Pollock, Andy

Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Alexander Calder.

Do not touch the art. Dirt, moisture, and general nastiness

found on hands can stain or corrode the surfaces of the

artworks. The curators are sticklers about this rule.

5,000pieces of

art

4.6 milguests per

year

6 acresculpturegarden

THE STARRY NIGHTVincent van Gogh

BRIDGE OVER A PONDOF WATER LILIES

Claude Monet

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MORNINGBagels Etc.

United States Holocaust

Memorial Museum

AFTERNOON

Mitsitam Caf

National Museum of the

American Indian

EVENING

Arlington National Cemetery

Old Town Alexandria

Fish Market

DAY TWO ITIN ERARY


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CENTRAL MICHEL RICHARD

4th & Constitution Ave. NW Washington, DC 20565

5 minutes

$2030 dollars

MIND YOUR TABLE MANNERSBy now, youll be starved and looking for a place to

rest your feet. Central Michel Richard, one of the areas

most acclaimed new restaurants, is a short walk away

at Tenth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest.

Feast on bistro food gone haute: lobster burgers with

crispy fries, fried chicken with mustard sauce, faux

gras made from chicken livers whipped with butter.

After all that walking, treat yourself to Richards

signature Kit Kat bar dessert. Heaven on a plate.

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

1000 Jeerson Drive Southwest Washington, DC 20560

3 minutes

Free

EXPLORATION IS ENCOURAGEDWith its dinosaur bones, insect zoo, Hope Diamond,

and more, the Natural History Museum is the most

visited museum in Washington DC. The main building

has an overall area of 1.5 million square feet with

325,000 square feet of exhibition and public space.

Talk about a Napoleon complex. Prepare yourself, the

building sounds extremely intimidating and is even

more so once you walk through the doors. Just know

that you could never see everything all in one day.

From the museums map, pick out the top ten things

you have to see and focus on accomplishing those.

If you get lost, dont worry. One of the 1,000+ employees

at the museum will be sure to help you find your way.

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45 caratsHope

Diamond

126 milnatural science

specimens

400,000photographs

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Includes 674 marine specimens and

models chosen from over 80 million

specimens in the museums total

collection, the largest in the world.

You wont be able to miss the 1,800

gallon tank display of coral reef.

Mammal specimens are presented as

works of modern art within strikingly

minimal environments. Discover mammals

evolutionary adaptations to hugely

diverse happenings across the world.

The museums 65-million-year-old Triceratops

is named Hatcher in honor of John Bell

Hatcher, who discovered the original fossil

in Wyoming in 1891. It is positioned in an epic

face-o with its rival Tyrannosaurus rex and

placed with related species to reveal the

evolution and diversity of the ceratopsian

dinosaur group. The gigantic 90 foot long

Diplodocus longus is the centerpiece of the

hall and was found in Utah in 1923.

OCEAN

museumofnaturalhistory

DINOSAUR

HALL

HALL OF

MAMMALS

HALL


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MORNINGBaked and Wired

Lincoln Memorial

World War II

Jeerson Memorial

AFTERNOON

Wall Street Deli

National Air and Space Museum

EVENING

Georgetown

Shopping

Sequoia

DAY THREE ITINERARY


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WHITE HOUSE

1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, DC 20560

5 minutes

Free

WHITE HOUSE OR BUST

Its o to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for a look at the

Presidents home sweet home. Since tours of the White

House are hard to come bythey must be booked

months in advanceyoull be taking in the sites from

behind the fence. But dont worry, theres still plenty

to see. The White House complex consists of the main

building, which is the executive residence space, and

the East and West Wings. The East Wing, visible from

Pennsylvania. The West Wing is where the business

of the White House happens. From the Pennsylvania

Avenue side, it extends to the right of the executive

residence and houses the Oval Oce, the CabinetRoom, the White House Situation Room, and the Press

Brieng Room. Sounds very spacious.

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A man may die, nations may

rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

john f. kennedy

THE OVAL OFFICEPresidents Oce

THE RED ROOM

State Parlor


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OLD EBBITT GRILL

675 15th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20565

1 minute

$2030 dollars

DINE IN STYLEFinally, your day is coming to a close and its time

to once again enjoy some great American food.

A stones throw away from the White House is the

Districts oldest and most historic saloon, the Old

Ebbitt Grill. The restaurant is known for its extensive

beer selection, fresh seafood, and authentic avors as

well as a one-of-a-kind oyster bar. If you are a fan of

crab, the crab cakes should not be missed. Finish your

day feeling 100% American by getting the Apple pie

with vanilla ice cream. Word to the wise, you might

as well order two slices from the get-go. Yumm-o.

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FOOD WASHINGTON MONUMENT

Madison Drive Northwest Washington, DC 20565

7 minutes

Free

ITS A BIRD! ITS A PLANE!As a change of pace and to grab some fresh air, walk

down the Mall heading in the direction of the towering

white marble statue that appears to be projecting out

of the ground. This is the Washington Monument. This

monument was built to commemorate Americas rst

president (youll never guess who it was). It is both the

worlds tallest stone structure and the worlds tallest

obelisk. Construction of the monument began in 1848,

but was halted from 1854 to 1877, and nally completed

in 1884. You can see the dierence in the color of the

stones if you look about a third of the way up.

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The Museums grand entry hall

showcases a truly awesome collection

of historic aircraft and spacecraft

that represent epic achievements

in aviation and space ight. This

includes Charles Lindberghs own

plane, the Spirit of St. Louis.

You dont enter this gallery; you come

aboard. The shrill whistle of a bosuns call

sounds as you cross onto the quarterdeck

of the mythical aircraft carrier USS

Smithsonian. Inside is a scaled-down

re-creation of a hangar deck bay. The

surrounding structures and equipment

are from an actual aircraft carrier.

When President Kennedy committed the nation

in 1961 to landing a man on the Moon, America

had sent only a single astronaut briey into

space. By the time the Apollo program ended,

it had taken the eorts of more than a half-

million people, produced the largest and most

powerful rockets ever built, and sent humans

farther than they had ever gone before. The

gallery also displays some of the Museums

great treasures: space suits worn by Apollo

astronauts on the Moon.

MILESTONES

nationalairandspacemuseum

APOLLO TO

THE MOON

SEA-AIR

OF FLIGHT

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