Welcome back to the USA! After visiting Philly, we are now travelling to Washington DC. The city was named for George Washington, the first president of the United States. Attractions, food locations, travelling within the city, and much more in this episode.
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About Lissa:
Lissa Ryan is a Travel Advisor with Kingdom Destinations, an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner. Lissa enjoys working closely with busy families who want to experience luxury vacations with Disney and other family-friendly destinations, where both parents and kids can feel like royalty. Lissa lives in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. She is a self-admitted over-packer and believes in creating lifelong memories with your loved ones through travel experiences.
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National Mall Monuments / Tidal Basin
● Washington monument
● US Capitol building - visitor center or schedule a tour with your representative
● Lincoln Memorial
● Jefferson Memorial
● WWII memorial
● Vietnam war memorial
● Korean war memorial
● Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
● Martin Luther King memorial
Events
● 4th of July fireworks
● Cherry Blossom Festival (Cherry Blossoms bloom in spring along Tidal Basin)
Museums
● Smithsonian Museums
○ Natural History (Hope Diamond)
○ American History (Pop culture, Dorothy’s slippers from Wizard of Oz, First lady dresses, original US flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words to The Star-Spangled Banner.
○ Air and Space Museum - original 1903 Wright Brothers Flyer and Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis, the first plane to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. Apollo 11 command module
○ National Archives (US Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence)
○ National Gallery of Art (Monet, Rembrandt, Renoir)
○ National Museum of African American History and Culture
○ Newseum - history of journalism, sections of the Berlin Wall (forgot to mention this place!)
○ Holocaust Museum
○ Bureau of Printing and Engraving
○ National Building Museum (location for presidential inauguration galas)
○ International Spy Museum
Restaurants
● Old Ebbitt Grill (pub)
● Jose Andres (Jaleo), a renowned chef from Spain
● Chinatown
● Ben’s Chili Bowl
● Food trucks
Hotels
● Hotel Washington
● Willard Hotel
● Watergate Hot
Theaters
● Kennedy Center
● National Theater
● Warner Theater
● Ford’s Theater (where Lincoln was shot)
Outside DC
● Arlington Cemetary - Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers, President John F. Kennedy's gravesite
● Udvar-Hazy Air & Space museum near Dulles airport- Space Shuttle Discovery, Enola Gay (the plane that dropped first atomic bomb), Concorde, Blackbird (fastest plane)
● Mount Vernon (George Washington’s home along the Potomac River)
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