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The National Mall Museums |
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Capitol Hill |
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Downtown - Penn Square White House |
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Memorials and Tidal
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Upper Northwest |
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Washington, DC day
trips Mount Vernon |
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Tourmobile Sightseeing Trams A convenient way
to get to the museums and monuments (which are pretty spread out) is to
take the hop-on, hop-off Tourmobile Sightseeing Trams. There are 16 stops
around the city, kids are half price. Click
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DC Circulator The Circulator bus
is inexpensive, easy to ride, and has a good loop route around the National
Mall. It's also a good way to from Union Station or Georgetown to downtown. Click
here for the map routes. |
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Ride the metro The Washington, DC metro is clean,
well-run and a fun and easy way get around. Kids will enjoy the distinctive
coffered ceilings in the subway, as well as the huge long escalators to
ascend or descend from the street. Fares aren't expensive, and there's also
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Arlington National Cemetery (Arlington, VA)
Arlington National Cemetery remembers America's war heroes, from the American
Revolution to the present day, as well as astronauts, explorers, writers,
doctors, presidents, and Supreme Court justices. Arlington National Cemetery is big, and you may want explore on your own,
but your best bet is to hop on Tourmobile
Sightseeing and ride through the cemetery, stopping at the graves of
John F. Kennedy, Tomb of the Unknowns, and the Robert E. Lee Memorial.
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Being president
of the United States has its good things (you don't have to eat
yucky vegetables) and bad (people get mad at the president). It
helps if your name is James (six presidents were named James), but
presidents can be homely or handsome, vain or heroic, a tailor,
sailor, teacher or movie actor, there are all kinds of presidents.
Hilarious caricature illustrations of each president and fun for
all ages this book is a gem. (Picture book)
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Fun facts about Washington, DC, each with a matching sticker. Over 60 reusable stickers of landmarks, statues, monuments, portraits, memorials, and objects in the museums.(Sticker book)
Also, the companion sticker book, Presidents
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Story of great
buildings in Washington, DC United States Capitol, the White
House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Jefferson Memorial.
Design of each building and fascinating
details the Capitol dome is made of cast iron, Washington
Monument is the tallest stone structure in the world, statue of
Lincoln is carved from 28 blocks of marble. (Picture book)
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“How Alice Roosevelt broke the rules, charmed the world and drove her father Teddy crazy.” High-spirited story of Teddy Roosevelt’s adventurous daughter, delightfully illustrated! (Picture book)
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Get an inside look at the White House, with answers to kids' questions, "What is the most important room in the White House?" Where does the first family live?" and more, plus fun facts about the White House and president's families. (Picture book)
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A
humorous look at presidential pets grizzly bears, alligators, a herd of elephants, bald eagles, a garter
snake named Emily Spinach, tigers, parrots, opposums, lizards, pygmy
hippos, the First Fish, best-selling dog, and more. (Picture
book)
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KayKay Granger has just moved into the White House (her mom is the new president), and she’s eager to sleep in the Lincoln Bedroom, to see if it’s haunted by Lincoln’s ghost. A humorous story filled with White House legends and lore. (Chapter book)
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Fascinating
novel of Lincoln's assassination in Ford's Theatre what
if the plot was discovered and Lincoln survived? A young stage
performer, Joseph Ehrlich, rubs elbows with the actor John Wilkes
Booth, but it's Joseph's friend Cassandra who sees events in the
future, and changes the course of history. (Chapter book)
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In
the latest mystery with KC Corcoran and her best friend Marshall,
there's something strange going on in Washington Monument, and the clues are a broken memorial stone and some peanut shells. Plus, info
about the Washington Monument. (Easy reader)
Don't
miss more adventures of KC and Marshall, all centered on historic
Washington, DC landmarks: A Thief at the National Zoo (#9), Trouble at the Treasury (#7), Fireworks at the FBI (#6), Who
Broke Lincoln's Thumb? (#5) A
Spy in the White House (#4), The
Skeleton in the Smithsonian (#3), Kidnapped
at the Capital (#2), Who
Cloned the President? (#1)
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The International
Spy Museum is the perfect location for the Spy Mice Agency, and
Glory Goldenleaf is a top field mouse.
Glory teams up with two kids to retreive a lethal weapon and defeat Dupont Roquefort, leader of the rat underworld – it's a fun
action adventure all around Washington DC. (Chapter book)
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Wilky the cockroach
just wanted a good hot pizza, but he's in big trouble when the pizza
is delivered to the White House. Wilky's first adventure may be
his last, as he's chased by the President and First Lady, senators,
FBI and Secret Service. A humorous, bug's eye adventure in the White
House. (Picture book)
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Forty-two
fabulous first ladies, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush. Portraits,
fashions (including the very elegant Jackie Kennedy), biographies,
furniture and personal memorabilia Dolley Madison's snuffbox,
Mary Lincoln's mourning watch, Mamie Eisenhower's charm bracelet.
(Picture book)
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Capital!
Laura Krauss Melmed, Frane Lessac
Take a tour through Washington, DC, find out how money is printed, touch a lunar rock at the Air and Space Museum, take in a play at the Kennedy Center, check out the National Zoo, plus memorials and branches of government. Super illustrations and lots of great info, perfect for your visit to Washington, DC. (Picture book)
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A
wayward balloon leads everyone on a hilarious chase through Washington,
DC. Delightful illustrations, sprinkled with
historical figures and fun paintings and sculpture from the National
Gallery of Art. (Picture book)
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Play five different card games with paintings from the National Gallery of Art, including a treasure hunt . Each painting is featured on two cards the whole painting, and a marvelous close up detail. Fun for everyone in the family! (Card game)
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50 colorful cards with maps on one side, and information on the other, for the monuments, museums, parks, places to eat, and walks around Washington, DC. Let the kids pick what to see today! (Guide)
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(More children's
books on other Washington DC pages) |