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WASHINGTON, DC, IN…
Two Days
Start your DC adventure at the Mall's much-loved
National Air & Space Museum
and
National Museum of Natural History
. Around lunchtime visit the
National Mu-
seum of the American Indian
, for aboriginal lore and a great meal. Wander down
the
Mall
to the
Lincoln Memorial
and
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
. Before exhaus-
tion creeps in, go to
U Street
for dining and drinks.
Next day, head to the
US Holocaust Memorial Museum
,
Arthur M Sackler
Gallery
and
Freer Gallery of Art
. Catch the illuminated
White House
and the new
Martin Luther King Jr Memorial
at night. For dinner, browse the restaurant-lined
Penn Quarter
.
Four Days
On day three, go to
Georgetown
for a morning stroll along the Potomac, followed
by window-shopping and lunch at
Martin's Tavern
. Afterwards, visit the lovely
Dumbarton Oaks
gardens, then take a hike in
Rock Creek Park
. Head to
Columbia Heights
for dinner, followed by drinks at
Meridian Pint
.
On the fourth day, visit the
Newseum
,
Capitol
and
Library of Congress
, then
walk to
Eastern Market
for a meal. In the evening, try to catch a show a the
Kennedy Center
.
Other Museums & Monuments
Lincoln Memorial
MONUMENT
MAP
GOOGLE MAP
(2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW)
Anchoring the Mall's west end is the hallowed shrine to
Abraham Lincoln, who gazes peacefully across the Reflecting Pool beneath his neoclas-
sical Doric-columned abode. To the left of Lincoln you can read the words of the Gettys-
burg Address, and the hall below highlights other great Lincoln-isms; on the steps,
Martin Luther King Jr delivered his famed 'I Have a Dream' speech.
Newseum
MUSEUM
(
www.newseum.org
;
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW; adult/child $22/13; 9am-5pm; ; Archives-
Navy Memorial, Judiciary Sq)
Although you'll have to pay up, this massive, highly interact-
ive news museum is well worth the admission price. You can delve inside the major
