Visiting DC - What to see?

[Matt Collins]

I'm going to DC later this month. What do you recommend me to see?

[Andrew-Austin]

Look at all of the huge statues glorifying the state.

[tangent4ronpaul]

Air and space museum
Spy museum
newseum
there is also the hooker district (around the convention center) Bunch of clubs and stuff in this general area.
and if you go further out - there are some great micro-breweries!
Embassy row - get yer pic taken! ;)
Dr. Paul's office... (call first!)
LOC
National Archives (original Constitution)

-t

[Agent CSL]

Don't stand too close to the crater or you'll fall in.

[clb09]

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The George Mason Memorial, dedicated on April 9, 2002, honors the little known but widely felt contributions of an important founding father. The memorial is located in West Potomac Park near the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Born in 1725 George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights and later attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787.

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http://www.archives.gov/

Specifically This Exhibit (http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=3&title.raw=Constitution%20of%20the%20United%20State s)

http://www.thisnation.com/media/photos/constitution.jpg

[eduardo89]

Just be careful, you're not allowed to photograph the Federal Reserve!

[Dr.3D]

You could go to the top of the huge phallus symbol.

http://img.search.com/thumb/c/c1/Washington_Monument_Dusk_Jan_2006.jpg/288px-Washington_Monument_Dusk_Jan_2006.jpg

[haaaylee]

You could go by the White House and laugh. Or cry. Or flip it off. . .

[cheapseats]

Millions upon millions of us should be visiting Washington DC. Sooner, rather than later. I believe it is the only. I believe they will not stop unless they are compelled to stop.

EVERY DAY, they are making matters worse. Every waking hour.

Oh, sorry. Have a nice trip! Send postcards! ;)

[Working Poor]

I think the Smithsonian Institute is the very best place to go in DC

http://www.si.edu/visit/maps.htm

[Matt Collins]

Spy museumWhere us that?



Embassy row - get yer pic taken! ;)Why? :confused:



LOC, National Archives (original Constitution)Is the DoI in the Archives too?:confused:

[Matt Collins]

You could go to the top of the huge phallus symbol.


Did that last time I was there when I was 12.

[Danke]

Oh yeah, FDR Memorial if you really want to get depressed.

http://image10.webshots.com/10/9/80/83/2199980830049549203qxaqne_fs.jpg

http://www.acus.org/files/images/unemployed-FDR-memorial.jpg

[Matt Collins]

Oh yeah, FDR Memorial if you really want to get depressed.http://www.acus.org/files/images/unemployed-FDR-memorial.jpgI will be bypassing the Lincoln and FDR memorials.

[LibertyEagle]

I will be bypassing the Lincoln and FDR memorials.

lol. Good man.

[Umbro2914]

attend a committee meeting if they are in session; their usually open to the public, just need to know the time and place

[Matt Collins]

lol. Good man.Yes, I wouldn't want to get arrested for defacing of federal property. :mad:

[tangent4ronpaul]

Where us that?

http://www.spymuseum.org/
800 F Street, NW - between 9th and 8th Streets.
come early - there are lines and it's not free.

since you want to see that one, definitely check out:
The National Cryptologic Museum (Colony Seven Road, Fort Meade, Md.; 301-688-5849; www.nsa.gov/museum), operated by the National Security Agency, is open Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. From Washington, take Maryland Route 295, the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, or I-95, north to Route 32 East. Exit onto Canine Road and turn left onto Colony Seven Road. Don't freak out about the fences and guards - you are going to almost enter NSA HQ, but take a left at the last second.
btw: the original library is here, but only accessible when the librarian is in.

There is a much less well known one having to do with electronics and,, ahem, "communications" really near FANX - just outside BWI.
http://chesapeakebayaoc.org/historical_electronic_museum.htm

there are a couple of others, but they aren't open to the public.



Why? :confused:

Threw that in there as dry humor - as in if you thought your dossier was a bit thin, simply hang around or enter a foreign embassy, particularly one that's not really friendly to the USA, and someone will take you pic and fatten it up a bit. ;)

Though on a more serious note, that area has a different "feel" than the rest of DC, the architecture is beautiful, there are some great small pubs and cafe's in the area, you can play guess that language, or the license plate game (on steroids)
http://www.pl8s.com/diplo.htm

and if you are into communications, the small antenna farms on the roofs are impressive! Can you figure out bands and frequency ranges?



Is the DoI in the Archives too?:confused:

Yes, they should both be there.

Also, Regan just got his own statue.

-t

[Objectivist]

I was going to suggest the DC Madame but sadly she's no longer with us.
Good looking woman, too bad.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deborah_Jeane_Palfrey

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

You can check out the national zoo or visit Mt. Olivet cemetery and see the grave of a martyr. I love the Smithsonian museums and there is also an aquarium in the basement of one of the government buildings that is not really advertised (I want to say the Dept. of Treasury building but I could be wrong). There is also the museum of military medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center which is free of charge and has many interesting exhibits including some of the fragments of Lincoln's skull that were blown out of his head by Booth. I would also pay a visit to Ford's Theatre and there are also many air shows that take place just outside of the city at Andrew's AFB so check to see if there are any scheduled for while you are there.

If you are a military history buff like me than you can check out some of the old forts that have been preserved and you could get out of the city for a bit and head into Northern Virginia and check out the many battlefields that are in various states of preservation.

If you want a tour guide than let me know and I would be more than happy to show you some of the lesser known sites in the area.

[Bill M DC]

IVAW DC (I'll give you the tour), Washington Peace Center and we can hit a pot luck on a Wednesday. Hit me up on facebook.

[DirtMcGirt]

http://www.vre.org/transitplanner/images/metro.gif

Metro- not that you should go see the metro but might be helpful getting around. I'm sure they offer an unlimited ride pass for xx amount of days for travelers...

[acptulsa]

Air and Space Smithsonian ftw! One or the other of the National Galleries of Art should suit you. There's another Smithsonian called Popular Culture or something like that; it has its moments. If you appreciate architecture, don't miss the Union Station. It is a beaux arts masterpiece, and just standing in it is a pretty special feeling. The Jefferson Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial are both items that don't photograph. The experience of being there is impossible to capture. I've tried to photo how the Vietnam Memorial starts out small and then engulfs you, just as the war did. Can't do it.

And have a drink in the Mayflower Room overlooking the Treasury Building, White House and EOB. But don't spend too much time on a balcony high above the throngs. Get down there and preach. I doubt there's a better place to find people receptive to the founding principles.

Also ride the subway. It was there that I overheard a bureaucrat talking about her upcoming cruise. She was more than ready to escape 'the cesspool' (as she put it) for a while. Kind of funny to save your pennies and go visit a 'cesspool', or so was my thinking at the time. It's also an interesting challenge to see if you can get pics of every single 'alphabet soup' agency. Good luck with that! :rolleyes:

And Baltimore! It isn't far, and it's a great old town. The Aquarium is first rate and they have a train museum there that was started by the B&O, otherwise known as the nation's very first common carrier. It is magnificent!

Enjoy!

[hotbrownsauce]

Matt, when are you going? I'm going on the 17th for two weeks. (Staying with a friend)

I hear parking during the weekday is very hard. (I believe it!) there are a lot of businesses and tourist down there. I parked on the weekend in D.C. last year during the march with no problem. My friend and I are going to drive from the North to a train Station and take it the rest of the way into D.C. and walk from there. I plan on visiting all the Smithsonian institutes (the story how those museums came to be was very interesting to me). I'll P.M. you any good places I find out about. You are welcome to do the same for me.

[Matt Collins]

I was going to suggest the DC Madame but sadly she's no longer with us.
Good looking woman, too bad.HA HA HA.... naaw... I'm actually going to DC to visit a (respectable) girl. ;)

Between the time I land and the time she gets off of work I'll have a good portion of the day to see whatever I want to see. There is no way to fit it all in of course but I'm just trying to get suggestions from people so that I can prioritize.

[BillyDkid]

I'm going to DC later this month. What do you recommend me to see?I've been a couple of times and have seen much of the usual stuff. To me the most impressive and heartbreaking was "The Wall". I found my cousin's name there. Certainly the monument to WWII is massive and impressive. Frankly, the place feels like it's under occupation with all armed police and all the restrictions on where you can go. I got yelled at by a trooper for walking off the sidewalk going past the White House. Actually, I was not withing half mile of the White House. What I loved most was the big air and space museum out at the airport - what is the name of the airport???? Is it Dulles. Just amazing. It was something to see the Enola Gay and all the other famous planes. What bothers me about DC is that it's supposed to OUR capitol. It's supposed to your's and mine and all the other tax payers who pay for it all. It sure doesn't feel that way.

[Danke]

Now I'd have to say the "Holocaust" Museum. :p

[Objectivist]

HA HA HA.... naaw... I'm actually going to DC to visit a (respectable) girl. ;)

Between the time I land and the time she gets off of work I'll have a good portion of the day to see whatever I want to see. There is no way to fit it all in of course but I'm just trying to get suggestions from people so that I can prioritize.

So if she's a Capitalist that makes her less than respectable?:rolleyes:

[Matt Collins]

Now I'd have to say the "Holocaust" Museum. :p
Interestingly enough, I was in DC a few days after the Rotunda guards were shot back in the 90's.