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Arlington National Cemetery
This Shows the sunrise at Arlington National Cemetery. More than 300,000 people are buried at Arlington National Cemetery, including veterans from the American Revolution up to the present. In addition to in-ground burial, Arlington National Cemetery has a large columbarium with over 38,500 niches for cremated remains. Future plans provide for over 60,000 niches with capacity for more than 100,000 remains. "(arlingtoncemetery.org)" -
Iwo Jima Memorial
This is a picture of the soldiers raising the american flag at Iwo Jima. The Iwo Jima Memorial, also known as the U. S. Marine Corps War Memorial, honors the Marines who have died defending the United States since 1775. The Iwo Jima Memorial is located near Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, just across the Potomac River frjimoom Washington, DC.
The 32-foot-high sculpture of the Iwo Jima Memorial was one of the most historic battles. "(iwojima.com)" -
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Washington D.C. Trip
This shows what we will be seeing in Washington D.C. This will be an awesome trip. -
The National Capital
This is A picture of The National Capital Building. The United States Capitol is among the most symbolically important and architecturally impressive buildings in the nation. It has housed the meeting chambers of the House of Representatives and the Senate for two centuries. The Capitol, which was started in 1793, has been through many construction phases. It stands today as a monument to the American people and their government. -
The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is located just east of the United States Capital. It is one of the largest library in the world, and also one of the most valuable. The library contains about 25 million books. This library contains a reading section that is in a circular shape. It is one of the most coolest looking reading sections i have ever seen. The Library contains information on every President, They are "George Washington to Calvin Coolidge". -
The Kennedy Center
"The Kennedy Center has provided over 3,000 plays per year", as, "(www.dc.about.com) notes. They have all different kinds of plays every year. They have musicals, dance, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, & folk music. -
Ford Theater
The Fords Theater which is now an amazing tourist place consisted if 2 buildings. The Theater is almost an acre big. An acre is about 43,560 square feet, so that is a pretty big area. Beneath the Fords theatre is the museum I was telling you before. This contains of materials that were used back then, and items that are very weird to see now days. The museum also shows John Boothe's gun that he used to shoot Lincoln. It also shows Boothe's Diary, which shows all of the assassination plans. -
The Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is one of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. As it says in the facts of the monument, " The corner stone was laid on July 4, 1848. The same was used that George Washington used to lay the cornerstone of the Capitol way back in 1793. Thousands gathered around the construction site to celebrate the moment.
* The walls of the monument are 180 inches thick at the bottom and a little over 1 foot at the top." (www.buzzle.com). -
The White House
As you know this is the White House. Well I hope you know anyway. The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian style. It has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams. -
The Crime and Punishment Museum
The Crime and Punishment Museum has all sorts of stuff from movies. I will tell you a little history about this museum. -
The Smithsonian Museum
Many people know the Smithsonian Museum because of the movie "The night at the Museum". -
Madam Tussauds Wax Museum
This Wax Museum has amazing figures brought to life. They have all of the hero's you can imagine in it. As it says in, (dc.about.com) "The figures are like they are alive, because they look so real". Opening in Fall 2010 there is a new part of this wax museum. It is a presidential wax museum that has all 44 U.S. presidents. If you go behind the Scenes in this wax museum, you will see how they make these figures so real! As people have said "This museum is so awesome, They look so real! -
The National Zoo
The National zoo in Washington, D.C. is a 163 acre park. They have about 400 species of animals around the park. As it says in, (dc.about.com) "This zoo is famous for their Panda's". Alot of people have visited this zoo because of the pandas. As it is a 163 acre park, this zoo requires alot of walking. So you will want to dress right for the weather. The Zoological Park's primary aim was not for the entertainment of people, but for the preservation of endangered animals for our Country. -
Mount Vernon Estate
The Mount Vernon Estate is located right along the shores of the Potamac river. This is where our first President George Washington lived with his family. You can visit the Gardens and the outbuildings also as it says in, (dc.about.com). -
The Halocaust Museum
The Halocaust Museum is made in memory of all of the people who died in the death camps. As it said in, (www.ushmm.org). This is one and only Museum of the Halocaust. This museum has a book story in it. It goes in order of what happened in world war 2. This will be amazing to see. This theatre also has four theatres that gives you a look at what happened. This gives you a better image also.
