It was planned, fell through, and with the purchase of my airline tickets, it’s officially back on. I’m heading back to Washington DC in a couple of weeks.
I’ll have a much fuller dance card than I did last July, as I’m going to be attending a conference sponsored by Autism Speaks, as opposed to tagging along with my wife and sightseeing. I’ll have the conference, as well as visits to the offices of our elected officials in the Senate and Congress.
But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to try to fit a few touristy things in.
The Arlington National Cemetery was one thing I didn’t hit last time I was there, and I’d like to see it, as well as the Air & Space Museum. And my wife wants to get to the lower levels of the Smithsonian American History Museum that I missed before.
Any other suggestions?
The Friday Evening Parade at the Marine Barracks is the coolest thing to do in Washington. (That if you are there on a Friday night.) It’s free, but you have to get tickets. You might even try to get Rounds or Thune to request tix for you…that might get you better seats. Here is the info -> http://www.barracks.marines.mil/Parades/EveningParade.aspx
This is the correct page to request tickets for the Marine Parade. -> http://www.barracks.marines.mil/Parades/GeneralInformation.aspx
World class art is on display in D.C. And, because this is America, hardly any of the sorts of lines you encounter to get into Air & Space or the Archives (at least right after American Treasure was out). The National Portrait Gallery, IMHO, is practically a best-kept secret in D.C. And of course, the art at the Smithsonian can’t be beat. You’ve got to travel to Europe to hit art collections on par with those.