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Washington D.C. major spots - tour
Tour starting at Union Station and visiting the major spots in Washinton D.C. during a one-day introduction walk of the city.
The tour ends at Belga Café where you can have a great meal, Belgian beer or Belgian waffle.
The tour ends at Belga Café where you can have a great meal, Belgian beer or Belgian waffle.
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Washington Union Station (distance from start: 0.05 km/0.03 miles)
Washington Union Station
Washington
The Washington’s Union Station has an impressive main hall.
The station has featured in many movies such as Hannibal with Anthony Hopkins, The Recruit with Al Pacino, The Sentinel with Michael Douglas, Minority Report with Tom Cruise,.. Several episodes of the television series The West Wing have used Union Station as a setting.
The station has featured in many movies such as Hannibal with Anthony Hopkins, The Recruit with Al Pacino, The Sentinel with Michael Douglas, Minority Report with Tom Cruise,.. Several episodes of the television series The West Wing have used Union Station as a setting.
Capitol Hill (distance from start: 0.92 km/0.57 miles)
Capitol Hill
Washington
Capitol Hill's landmarks include not only the United States Capitol, but also the Senate and House office buildings, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, the U.S. Marine Barracks, the Washington Navy Yard, and Congressional Cemetery.
Supreme Court (distance from start: 1.05 km/0.65 miles)
Supreme Court
Washington
The Supreme Court building is the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States. It was designed by architect Cass Gilbert.
The public façade of the Supreme Court building is made of marble quarried from Vermont. But the Courtroom's 24 columns are made of the marble from the Montarrenti quarries near Siena in Italy. To obtain these, the architect petitioned the Italian premier, Benito Mussolini, to ask his assistance in guaranteeing that the Siena quarries sent nothing inferior to the official sample marble. This was 1933.
The public façade of the Supreme Court building is made of marble quarried from Vermont. But the Courtroom's 24 columns are made of the marble from the Montarrenti quarries near Siena in Italy. To obtain these, the architect petitioned the Italian premier, Benito Mussolini, to ask his assistance in guaranteeing that the Siena quarries sent nothing inferior to the official sample marble. This was 1933.
Thomas Jefferson Building (distance from start: 1.24 km/0.77 miles)
Thomas Jefferson Building
Washington
Thomas Jefferson Building contains a part of the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress.
The library is based in the Thomas Jefferson Building, the John Adams Building and the James Madison Memorial Building.
The Thomas Jefferson Building has an impressive Main Reading Room.
It contains some major exhibits such as the Gutenberg Bible.
The library is based in the Thomas Jefferson Building, the John Adams Building and the James Madison Memorial Building.
The Thomas Jefferson Building has an impressive Main Reading Room.
It contains some major exhibits such as the Gutenberg Bible.
John Adams Building (distance from start: 1.24 km/0.77 miles)
John Adams Building
Washington
The John Adams Building is one of three library buildings of the Library of Congress in the United States. The building was originally built simply as an annex to the Library's Main Building (the Thomas Jefferson Building). It opened its doors to the public on January 3, 1939.
James Madison Memorial Building (distance from start: 1.51 km/0.94 miles)
James Madison Memorial Building
Washington
The James Madison Memorial Building is one of three buildings that make up the Library of Congress. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official memorial to President James Madison.
United States Capitol (distance from start: 1.99 km/1.23 miles)
United States Capitol
Washington
The flags at the base of the dome and the pole above the Senate Chamber (left when facing the building) indicate if the Senate is in session or not.
Ford's Theatre (distance from start: 3.73 km/2.32 miles)
Ford's Theatre
Washington
Ford's Theatre is the site of the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.
The fatally wounded President was carried across the street to the Petersen House. He died there the next morning at 7:22 am.
Ford's Theatre is a National Historic Site.
The fatally wounded President was carried across the street to the Petersen House. He died there the next morning at 7:22 am.
Ford's Theatre is a National Historic Site.
White House (distance from start: 5.23 km/3.25 miles)
White House
Washington
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. It was built between 1792 and 1800 and has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams.
Freedom Wall (distance from start: 6.22 km/3.87 miles)
Freedom Wall
Washington
The Freedom Wall is on the west side of National World War II Memorial. The wall contains 4,048 gold stars, each representing 100 Americans who died in the war.
National World War II Memorial (distance from start: 6.32 km/3.93 miles)
National World War II Memorial
Washington
The U.S. National World War II Memorial is dedicated to Americans who served in the armed forces and as civilians during World War II.
Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surrounding a plaza and fountain, the former site of the Rainbow Pool.
Consisting of 56 pillars and a pair of arches surrounding a plaza and fountain, the former site of the Rainbow Pool.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (distance from start: 6.93 km/4.31 miles)
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Washington
It was here at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool that Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech.
Around the pool were about a quarter million people.
Around the pool were about a quarter million people.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall (distance from start: 7.35 km/4.57 miles)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Washington
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is a part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It is a national war memorial in honor of the members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War and who died in service or are still unaccounted for.
The direction of the wall points to the obelisk at the far end in the East, and to the Licoln Western Memorial at the West.
The memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the most well-known part of the memorial.
The direction of the wall points to the obelisk at the far end in the East, and to the Licoln Western Memorial at the West.
The memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the most well-known part of the memorial.
The Three Soldiers (distance from start: 7.48 km/4.65 miles)
The Three Soldiers
Washington
The Three Soldiers are a part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The grouping consists of three young men, purposely identifiable as Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic. The statue, unveiled on Veterans Day, 1984, was designed by Frederick Hart,
Lincoln Memorial (distance from start: 7.87 km/4.89 miles)
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
The Lincoln Memorial is built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, by architect Henry Bacon and the sculptor Daniel Chester French. The painter of the interior murals was Jules Guerin.
It contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
It contains a large seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln and inscriptions of two well-known speeches by Lincoln. The memorial has been the site of many famous speeches, including Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on August 28, 1963 during the rally at the end of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Abraham Lincoln statue (distance from start: 7.9 km/4.91 miles)
Abraham Lincoln statue
Washington
The Abraham Lincoln statue inside the Lincoln Memorial, is made by Daniel Chester French.
Korean War Veterans Memorial (distance from start: 8.35 km/5.19 miles)
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Washington
The Korean War Veterans Memorial is in the form of a triangle intersecting a circle. Within the triangle are 19 stainless steel statues designed by Frank Gaylord. The figures represent a squad on patrol. The strips of granite and juniper bushes represent the rugged terrain of Korea. To the south is a 164 foot-long black granite wall, created by Louis Nelson, with photographic images of the war.
Potomac River at Washington (distance from start: 8.81 km/5.47 miles)
Potomac River at Washington
Washington
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay. The river is approximately 383 statute miles (665 km) long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles (38,000 km²), making it the fourth largest river along the Atlantic coast of the USA and the 21st largest in the USA.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (distance from start: 9.51 km/5.91 miles)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Washington
Running water is an important physical and metaphoric component of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. The water symbolises typical aspects of the era of Franklin Roosevelt. The single large drop represents the crash of the economy that led to the Great Depression. The multiple stairstep drops represent the Tennessee Valley Authority dam-building project. The Chaotic falls at varying angles represenst World War II. The still pool represents Roosevelt's death. The wide array combining the earlier waterfalls represent the retrospective of Roosevelt's presidency.
Tidal Basin (distance from start: 9.78 km/6.08 miles)
Tidal Basin
Washington
The Tidal Basin is a partially man-made inlet. The concept of the Tidal Basin originated in the 1880s to serve both as a visual centerpiece and as a means for flushing the Washington Channel, a harbor separated from the Potomac River by fill lands where East Potomac Park is situated.
Jefferson Memorial (distance from start: 10.41 km/6.47 miles)
Jefferson Memorial
Washington
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States. The neoclassical building was designed by John Russell Pope. The bronze statue of Jefferson was added in 1947. Pope made references to the Roman Pantheon and Jefferson's own design for the Rotunda at the University of Virginia. It is situated in West Potomac Park, on the shore of the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River.
In 2007, it was ranked fourth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.
In 2007, it was ranked fourth on the List of America's Favorite Architecture by the American Institute of Architects.
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (distance from start: 11.42 km/7.1 miles)
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Washington
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is dedicated to documenting, studying, and interpreting the history of the Holocaust. It also serves as the United States' official memorial to the millions of European Jews and others killed during the Holocaust under directives of Nazi Germany.
The street on which the museum is located is named Raoul Wallenberg Place, after the Swedish diplomat who is believed to have saved 100,000 Jews in Hungary during the Second World War.
The street on which the museum is located is named Raoul Wallenberg Place, after the Swedish diplomat who is believed to have saved 100,000 Jews in Hungary during the Second World War.
Washington Monument (distance from start: 11.53 km/7.16 miles)
Washington Monument
Washington
The Washington Monument is an obelisk to commemorate the first U.S. president, George Washington. The monument, made of marble, granite, and sandstone, is both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk. It was designed by Robert Mills, an architect of the 1840s.
A difference in shading of the marble, visible approximately 150 feet (46 m) up, shows where construction was halted for a number of years.
Upon completion, it became the world's tallest structure, a title it inherited from the Cologne Cathedral and held until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was finished in Paris, France.
A difference in shading of the marble, visible approximately 150 feet (46 m) up, shows where construction was halted for a number of years.
Upon completion, it became the world's tallest structure, a title it inherited from the Cologne Cathedral and held until 1889, when the Eiffel Tower was finished in Paris, France.
Smithsonian Institution (distance from start: 12.2 km/7.58 miles)
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex. Its most important location is here in Washington, but it has 19 museums, zoo, and 9 research centers in New York City, Virginia, Panama, and elsewhere. Its musea cover science, technology, art, history, photography,... About anything you can think of.
US Botanic Garden (distance from start: 13.25 km/8.24 miles)
US Botanic Garden
Washington
The United States Botanic Garden is open every day of the year, including federal holidays (except on June 3). It is the oldest continually-operating botanic garden in the United States.
James A. Garfield Monument (distance from start: 13.37 km/8.31 miles)
James A. Garfield Monument
Washington
The James A. Garfield Monument is a memorial to President James A. Garfield, elected in 1880. He was assassinated in 1881 after serving only four months.
Marine Barracks (distance from start: 15.72 km/9.77 miles)
Marine Barracks
Washington
Established in 1801, the Marine Barracks is a registered historical site. Iti is the oldest post in the United States Marine Corps and home to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
Belga Café (distance from start: 15.89 km/9.87 miles)
Belga Café
Washington
Belga Café is the original Belgian restaurant and a great place for authentic Belgian food and Belgian Beers. Combining an intriguing atmosphere with excellent, light & healthy interesting food.
Belga Café is a little bit of Brussels on the Hill, with an open kitchen and sidewalk café.
Of course, “Belgian waffles and chocolate” is a major theme.
Belga Café is a little bit of Brussels on the Hill, with an open kitchen and sidewalk café.
Of course, “Belgian waffles and chocolate” is a major theme.
Eastern Market Station (distance from start: 16.03 km/9.96 miles)
Eastern Market Station
Washington
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