{"id":521,"date":"2012-07-25T18:03:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T18:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2020-03-03T21:04:21","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T21:04:21","slug":"washington-dc-highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sunraydirect.com\/Baltimore3\/?page_id=521","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS \/ WASHINGTON, D.C. HIGHLIGHTS<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>On The Mall<br \/>\n<\/strong>A mile-long panorama of the National Mall dominates the capital city of Washington, D.C. Bounded by the Lincoln Memorial, the U.S. Capitol, and the Jefferson Memorial, it is also home to the Washington Monument an the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The mall hosts a wide variety of colorful annual events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monuments<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Jefferson Memorial<br \/>\n<\/strong>900 Ohio Drive SW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-426-6841<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/thje\">www.nps.gov\/thje<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lincoln Memorial<br \/>\n<\/strong>900 Ohio Drive SW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-426-6841<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/linc\">www.nps.gov\/linc<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nVietnam Veterans Memorial<br \/>\n<\/strong>900 Ohio Drive SW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-426-6841<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/vive\">www.nps.gov\/vive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington Monument<br \/>\n<\/strong>900 Ohio Drive SW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-426-6841<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/wamo\">www.nps.gov\/wamo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Historic Buildings<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The National Archives<br \/>\n<\/strong>700 Pennsylvania Avenue W<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 866-272-6272<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.archives.gov\/\">www.archives.gov<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nU.S. Capitol Complex<br \/>\n<\/strong>Capitol Hill<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-225-6827<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aoc.gov\/\">www.aoc.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>District Of Columbia Museums<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Anacostia Museum &amp; Center for<br \/>\nAfrican American History &amp; Culture<br \/>\n<\/strong>1901 Fort Place SE<br \/>\nWashington, DC202-357-1729<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/anacostia.si.edu\">http:\/\/anacostia.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Arts and Industries Building<br \/>\n<\/strong>900 Jefferson Drive SW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-2700<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.edu\/Museums\/arts-and-industries-building\">http:\/\/www.si.edu\/Museums\/arts-and-industries-building<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nThe Center for Folklife &amp; Cultural Heritage<br \/>\n<\/strong>750 9th Street NW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-275-1150<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.folklife.si.edu\/\">www.folklife.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>National Museum of the American Indian<br \/>\n<\/strong>NMAI on the National Mall<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-633-6644<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/americanindian.si.edu\/\">https:\/\/americanindian.si.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The National Museum of Natural History<br \/>\n<\/strong>10th Street &amp; Constitution Avenue NW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-2700<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/naturalhistory.si.edu\">https:\/\/naturalhistory.si.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nNational Postal Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>2 Massachusetts Avenue NE<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-2991<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.postalmuseum.si.edu\">www.postalmuseum.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Naval Historical Center &amp; Navy Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>805 Kidder Breese SE<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-433-4882<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/\">www.history.navy.mil<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Smithsonian Institution<br \/>\n<\/strong>Castle Information Center<br \/>\n1000 Jefferson Drive SW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-2700<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.edu\/\">www.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Smithsonian International Center<br \/>\n<\/strong>1100 Jefferson Drive SW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-4281<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.si.edu\/\">www.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Smithsonian National Air &amp; Space Museum<br \/>\n<\/strong>7th and Independence Avenue SW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-357-2700<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/airandspace.si.edu\">https:\/\/airandspace.si.edu<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nSmithsonian National Museum of American History<br \/>\n<\/strong>14th &amp; Constitution Avenue NW<br \/>\nWashington, DC 202-357-2700<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanhistory.si.edu\/\">www.americanhistory.si.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>District Of Columbia Sites<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nBasilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception<br \/>\n<\/strong>400 Michigan Avenue NE<br \/>\nWashington DC 202-526-8300<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalshrine.org\/\">https:\/\/www.nationalshrine.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Decatur House<br \/>\n<\/strong>748 Jackson Place NW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-842-0920<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehousehistory.org\/decatur-house\">www.whitehousehistory.org\/decatur-house<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dumbarton Oaks Research Library &amp; Gardens<br \/>\n<\/strong>1703 32nd Street NW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-339-6409<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.doaks.org\/\">www.doaks.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eisenhower Executive Office Building<br \/>\n<\/strong>1700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-395-5895<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/1600\/eeob\">www.whitehouse.gov\/1600\/eeob<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Library of Congress<br \/>\n<\/strong>01 Indiana Avenue SE<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-707-5000<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\">www.loc.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary McLeod Bethune Council House<\/strong><br \/>\nVermont Avenue NW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-673-2402<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mamc\">www.nps.gov\/mamc<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception<br \/>\n<\/strong>400 Michigan Avenue NE<br \/>\nWashington, D.C. 202-526-8300<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalshrine.org\/\">https:\/\/www.nationalshrine.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nNew York Avenue Presbyterian Church<br \/>\n<\/strong>1313 New York Avenue NW<br \/>\nWashington, D.C.202-393-3700<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyapc.org\/\">www.nyapc.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Old Post Office Building<br \/>\n<\/strong>12th Street &amp; 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