AROUND TOWN - Top 10 Washington DC - page 153

BEYOND THE CITY CENTER

The monumental core of Washington, DC is so rich in sights that visitors
may be tempted to look no farther. But many delights lie within easy reach
of the city center. The Michigan Avenue NE area near North Capitol Street is
home to the stunning Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception; the U Street NW corridor is a historic town center for the
African-American community; Bethesda is filled with every kind of restaur-
ant; the Southwest waterfront is busy with commercial fishing activity;
while Old Town Alexandria has a beautifully restored downtown area and
fine galleries.

1. WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
This noble church, completed in 1990, is a triumph of the English Gothic style,
hand-crafted using authentic methods (for further details see Washington National
Cathedral ) .

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2. ARLINGTON CEMETERY
A visit to this solemn burial ground brings conflicting emotions - pride in the de-
termination of defenders of freedom, pleasure in the presence of its great beauty, but
dismay at the loss of so many lives marked by the arrays of headstones (for further
details see Arlington National Cemetery ).

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3. MOUNT VERNON
Without a doubt the finest current view of George Washington the man, and of the
agrarian plantation life that was an important stream leading to the revolutionary
break with Great Britain (for further details see Mount Vernon ).

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