Top 5 Things to Do in Washington DC
When visiting Washington DC, there are hundreds of sights to see, however listed below are 5 sights that shouldn’t be missed.
The National Gallery of Art , home to the Armand Hammer collection is located at 4th and Constitution Avenue NW. Once there, you’ll be able to peruse a wide range of world-class art collections from American Modernism of the Shein Collection to the German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection. The Gallery guarantees you’ll find an art style to suit your taste.
Visit the new Elvis exhibit for some hip-shaking fun at Washington’s Neweum . The Elvis exhibit is currently the hottest tickets in town and will run through February 14, 2011. Located at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Street, within walking distance from a few of the luxury hotels Washington DC offers its visitors.
The Library of Congress: a Citadel of Learning. You definitely don’t want to miss the opportunity is visit the largest library in the world; filled with millions of books, recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and maps. Continual exhibitions, lectures and concerts are absolutely free to the general public.
Take in the aesthetic beauty and history of our nation’s capital with a Segway Tour. A Segway Night tour will take you by many of the city’s most important landmarks such as the Lincoln Memorial, the White House and the Smithsonian Institution.
After the Segway tour, it’s time to take a night-time cruise on the Potomac aboard the Odyssey, which offers a moonlit glance at Washington’s famous monuments; a most memorable experience.