The Mall
From the Lincoln
Memorial to the US
Capitol by way of the
towering Washington
Monument - the
capital's Mall is an
awesome showcase of
American culture and
history.
Phillips Collection
Canvasses by the likes
of Picasso, Kandinsky,
Rothko and O'Keefe are
on display in the
Phillips Collection,
sited in an ornate
nineteenth-century
mansion.
The White House
It's undeniably cool
to see the White House
through the black
front gates, and for a
historical lowdown, go
to the nearby
visitor's center for
photos, film footage
and tantalizing
trivia.
Reeve's Restaurant
and Bakery
Reeve's is an
old-style diner where
the matronly waitstaff
will "Honey"
and "Darlin'"
you to death as they
serve up the yummiest
strawberry-custard pie
in DC.
Vietnam Veterans
Memorial
Atypically subdued for
a war memorial, the
Vietnam Veterans
Memorial is a somber
sight, its black
marble wall engraved
with the name of every
soldier killed in
Vietnam.
National Museum of
American History
This eclectic museum -
holding everything
from reconstructed
dinosaurs to antique
gramophones and
Dorothy's red shoes -
is not to be missed. A
kitsch lover's
delight.
The Tombs
When strolling around
Georgetown, pop into The
Tombs, a studenty
basement dive where,
it's said, a young
Bill Clinton indulged
in burgers and beers.
The Bureau of
Engraving and Printing
Want to make a million
dollars fast? For the
folks at the Bureau of
Engraving and
Printing, doing so
every day is par for
the course, and you
can watch as sheets of
"pretty
green" are sliced
into individual bills
and then dumped into
wheelbarrows.
US Holocaust
Memorial Museum
As unflinching a look
at the Holocaust as
you'll find - the
Holocaust Museum's
powerful exhibits
cover the rise of the
Nazi party and include
such personal effects
as the shoes, combs
and the like taken
from victims.
Adams-Morgan and
Georgetown
Stroll through
Adams-Morgan and
Georgetown, the best
neighborhoods in which
to discover that DC
isn't all monuments,
memorials and museums.
