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In reply to the discussion: Ok, age check, who remembers? [View all]longship
(40,416 posts)That, and the US Archives.
I did the research there in the late 70's. In the early noughts I vacationed in DC with my then wife and friends. We toured the Thomas Jefferson Building as part of a package deal (a very good one, BTW). It brought back many memories. It is an unforgetably jaw-dropping and astounding place.
My manditory DC area tour list:
White House: arrange through your Congress critter.
US Capital: same as White House, I think.
Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress.
US Archives.
FDR Memorial.
Viet Nam Veteran Memorial.
And outside DC:
Monticello!!
Mount Vernon.
Montpelier. (James Madison's home.)
Of course, there's also the other Memorials, too. One can spend a lot of time seeing nothing but history. But these are my faves.