Washington is, of course, the capital city of the United States. One of the world's best collections of museums is located in the heart of town, along and around the greenspace known as the "National Mall". The museums - and a growing number of monuments - continues to make Washington one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. And the overwhelming influence of the U.S. government makes it a popular spot for conventions and meetings of all kinds.

The Metro system (that's the subway and above-ground rail) is the only way to get around when visiting DC, especially for those who are doing "the tourism thing". There are lots of hotels near Metro stations in DC, northern Virginia and suburban Maryland. From there you can get to all the hot spots in the core of the city by disembarking at the Smithsonian, Union Station, Archives, Capitol South and Federal Triangle Metro stops. Metro uses a "fare card" system - you buy a magnetically-encoded pass that holds a dollar value which gets debited each time you leave the system. Trip costs are based on distance traveled, so check the charts in the station before you buy your card.

Anyone headed to the DC Convention Center will want to find their way to the "Mount Vernon Square-Convention Center" stop on the Yellow and Green lines.


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Landmarks and Attractions in Washington
Agriculture Dept Graduate Schl
American Symphony Orchestra
American University
Anacostia Museum
Archives Navy Memorial Penn Quarter DC Metro Station
Archives of America Art
Art Barn Assn
Art Museum of the Americas
Arthur M Sackler Gallery
Augustinian College
Bead Museum DC
Bender Arena
Black Fashion Museum
Brookland Catholic University DC Metro Station
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Capital Childrens Museum
Capitol South DC Metro Station
Carnegie Institution for Science
Catholic University of America
Charles F Smith Center
Charlin Jazz Society
Children's National Med Center
Cleveland Park DC Metro Station
College of Preachers
Columbia Heights DC Metro Station
Columbia Hospital For Women
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Decatur House
District of Columbia Arts Ctr
District of Columbia Birth Ctr
Divine Word College
Dumbarton House
Dupont Circle DC Metro Station
East Potomac Park Golf Course
East Potomac Public Golf Course -Blue
East Potomac Public Golf Course -Red
East Potomac Public Golf Course -White
Ellington Museum Studies Dept
Farragut North DC Metro Station
Farragut West DC Metro Station
Fashion Institute of Design
FBI Library
Federal Center SW DC Metro Station
Federal Triangle DC Metro Station
Foggy Bottom DC Metro Station
Foggy Bottom DC Metro Station
Folger Shakespeare Library
Ford's Theater and Lincoln Museum
Fort Totten DC Metro Station
Freer Gallery of Art
Friendship Heights DC Metro Station
Gallaudet University
Gallery 2000
Gallery Place Chinatown DC Metro Station
George Washington School-Med
George Washington Univ Hosp
George Washington University - GWU
Georgetown School of Medicine
Georgetown University
Georgetown University Law Ctr
Georgia Avenue Petworth DC Metro Station
Greater Southeast Comm Hosp
Hadley Memorial Hospital
Hillwood Museum and Gardens
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hospital For Sick Children
Howard College of Medicine
Howard University
Howard University Hospital
Howard University School
Institute For Intl Mediation
International Arts and Artist
International Law Institute
Islamic Center
Jefferson Memorial
Jewish Historical Society
John F Kennedy Ctr-Perf Arts
John Glenn Institute
John Paul II Institute
Judiciary Square DC Metro Station
Kreeger Museum
L'Enfant Plaza DC Metro Station
Langston Golf Course and Driving Range
Library of Congress
Lincoln Memorial
Lutheran House of Studies
McPherson Square DC Metro Station
Medlink Hospital and Nursing Ctr
Medstar-Georgetown Med Ctr

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Metro Center DC Metro Station
Mount Vernon Square Convention Center DC Metro Station
Museum of the City-Washington
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Headquarters
National Air and Space Museum
National Aquarium
National Archives Building
National Building Museum
National Gallery of Art
National Health Museum
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
National Museum of African Art
National Museum of American History
National Museum of Natural History
National Museum of the American Indian
National Museum-Amer Jewish
National Museum-American Art
National Portrait Gallery
National Postal Museum
National Rehabilitation Hosp
National Woman's Party
National World War II Memorial
National Zoological Park
Nationals Park
Navy Museum
Navy Yard DC Metro Station
New York Avenue Gallaudet University DC Metro Station
Octagon Museum
Paulist Archives
Pew Forum on Religion and Life
Phillips Collection
Potomac College
Powhatan Museum
Providence Hospital
Renwick Gallery
RFK Memorial Stadium
Rhode Island Avenue DC Metro Station
Rock Creek National Park
Rock Creek Park Golf Course
Rock Creek Public Golf Course
S D Ripley Intl Ctr
Shakespeare Guild
Shaw Howard University DC Metro Station
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building
Smithsonian DC Metro Station
Smithsonian Institution
Society of the Cincinnati
Sojourners Neighborhood Ctr
Southeastern University
St Elizabeths Hospital
Stadium Armory DC Metro Station
Strayer University
Takoma DC Metro Station
Tenleytown American University DC Metro Station
Textile Museum
The National Mall
Tudor Place Foundation Inc
Ukranian Catholic Seminary
Union Station
Union Station DC Metro Station
United States Capitol
United States Holocaust Museum
United States Supreme Court
University of the District of Columbia - UDC
US Botanic Garden
US Marine Corps Museum
US Navy Memorial Foundation
US Veterans Ctr
Verizon Center
Veterans Affairs Med Center
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Washington Capitals
Washington Convention Center
Washington Dolls' House and Toy Museum
Washington Eye Bank
Washington Hospital Center
Washington Men's Camerata
Washington Nationals
Washington Opera
Washington Performing Arts Soc
Washington Theological Consort
Washington Theological Union
Washington Wizards
Wesley Theological Seminary
White House
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