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Water Reed Army Medical CenterSurrounding AreaSO MUCH TO SEE AND DO!
The Washington Metropolitan Area is made up of the District of Columbia and the adjacent areas of Maryland and Northern Virginia. Living and working in this community affords many opportunities to visit some of the most unusual and exciting places our country has to offer.
WASHINGTON Bureau of Engraving and Printing In this self-guided “the buck starts here“ tour you can see millions of dollars of paper money printed, as well as bins of shredded bills. Open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Guided tours take 40 minutes. Closed Saturdays, Sundays and federal holidays. Free, but tickets are required. Call to make reservations for tours. Closest Metro is Smithsonian.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a landscape of four outdoor rooms with granite walls, statuary, inscriptions, waterfalls and thousands of plants, shrubs and trees along the famous cherry tree walk on the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park. Each of Roosevelt's four terms in office are portrayed by American sculptors whose works in bronze bas-relief and sculptured figures relate memories of the man and his times to an enclosed landscape emphasizing ornamental trees and shrubs native to the mid-Atlantic region. There are park rangers available from 8 a.m. to midnight every day except Christmas.
Jefferson Memorial Open daily. Closed Christmas and New Year's Day.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts www.kennedy-center.org Overlooking the Potomac River in Washington the nation's busiest arts facility, presenting more than 3,300 performances each year for audiences numbering more than 2 million. The Kennedy Center continues to fulfill his vision by producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages. The Kennedy Center contains the Opera House, Concert Hall, Eisenhower Theater, the Terrace Theater, Hall of Nations, and the American Film Institute Theater. The Millennium Stage presents free performances in the Grand Foyer every night at 6 p.m. Open daily for public viewing, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. For group tour information, call 202-416-8341. Shuttle available from Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro.
National Air and Space Museum
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The National Air and Space Museum is open daily, except Dec. 25. General admission is free. Closest Metro is Smithsonian Exhibits include the Wright Brothers' flyer, the Spirit of St. Louis, the Langley Theater IMAX films, the Einstein Planetarium, as well as hundreds of other aviation and space exhibits. Cafeteria and restaurant facilities are available. The new construction of the National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles International Airport opened in December 2003. The new facility displays hundreds of additional artifacts and offers events, educational programs, IMAX films and more. www.nara.gov See the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, among the more than three billion records and documents housed here. Main exhibit hall open daily, 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Free.
National Gallery of Art Open daily. Closed Christmas and New Year's Day. Take a taste of the finer things in life and view the collection of Renaissance paintings, Dutch masterworks, French impressionism, as well as 20th century paintings and sculptures in this national gallery. Nearest Metros are Archives, Federal Center, SW, or Judiciary Square
White House Construction on this hallowed residence began in 1792 and ended with much patriotic fanfare in 1800. Though never inhabited by George Washington himself, the White House was nevertheless conceived by the father of our nation as a holy fortress from which to guard against the tyranny of “big government“ and “social programs.“ The President's house, one of the most popular sights in D.C. Only the public rooms on the ground floor and the state floor may be visited, and the hours are limited. The White House may be closed at various times due to security concerns and special events. Nearest Metros are the Farragut West, McPherson Square or Metro Center.
Arlington National Cemetery Tomb of the Unknowns, Amphitheater, Arlington House and the grave of President John F. Kennedy. Changing of the guard at the tomb every half hour in the summer and every hour the rest of the year. Many other famous Americans are buried at the cemetery along with 175,000 fallen Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines from every war and conflict in our history. A guided tour bus runs daily.
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