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29. Library of Congress Jefferson Building is jaw dropping.

Thu Mar 16, 2017, 12:04 AM

Mar 2017

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Photos do not begin to portray it.

Then, there's the iconic reading room:

One more:

When one walks up the stairs into the great hall one can only stand agape, wondering "what is this that has so much beauty?" The answer is that it's our nation's library. Then it all begins to sink in. You will never forget it.

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What's MUST SEE In Washington DC? [View all] eniwetok Mar 2017 OP

The Vietnam Memorial would be #1 on my list. pangaia Mar 2017 #1

Take tissue Phoenix61 Mar 2017 #3

Especially if it was your generation whose names are there Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2017 #89

I visited the VN Memoral back in '86 eniwetok Mar 2017 #5

Agreed. yardwork Mar 2017 #76

agree must see and must have many tissues. Fresh_Start Mar 2017 #82

Museum of the cilla4progress Mar 2017 #2

YES! And plan to eat lunch there - the food is excellent and a cross section of the societies csziggy Mar 2017 #9

Great cafe mcar Mar 2017 #46

The African American Museum was too new when we were there in early November csziggy Mar 2017 #71

Extremely hard to get into the African-American museum JPZenger Mar 2017 #93

Yes, it is hard to get tickets in advance csziggy Mar 2017 #108

We got in the Monday after the Women's March mcar Mar 2017 #95

I was disappointed in the museum when I visited Retrograde Mar 2017 #11

Add the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Art if you can fit that in ... Greywing Mar 2017 #4

You'll see the Washington Monument from a distance Warpy Mar 2017 #6

I did the walk down back in '69... eniwetok Mar 2017 #8

The Lincoln Memorial at night eleny Mar 2017 #7

Aside from the usual stuff, I got a kick out of the spy museum. Binkie The Clown Mar 2017 #10

My daughter just suggested this place. elleng Mar 2017 #12

I Would Time Stamp A Photo Of The WH.... Grassy Knoll Mar 2017 #13

The Library of Congress Retrograde Mar 2017 #14

Yeah, they do a great tour cemaphonic Mar 2017 #32

There are a limited number of tickets available each day s-cubed Mar 2017 #15

Add NEWSEUM. elleng Mar 2017 #16

Like Newseum too. Lucky enough to go to Green Ball at Obama's second Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2017 #85

All of those mentioned but stay away from the White House. Elwood P Dowd Mar 2017 #17

Good luck on the cherry blossoms. Looks like they got done in by climate change Stinky The Clown Mar 2017 #18

To add to Stinky's post rufus dog Mar 2017 #23

Thanks, I never knew how that was done. Stinky The Clown Mar 2017 #25

OK, TOO DAMN FUNNY! rufus dog Mar 2017 #28

Hahahahahaha! Stinky The Clown Mar 2017 #30

Thanks! I want to see that SR71 eniwetok Mar 2017 #48

Udvar-Hazy (Dulles wing of the National Air and Space Museum) is worth the trip lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #59

"The most beautiful object ever built by human hands." Stinky The Clown Mar 2017 #61

it's certainly the most beautiful plane! And to think it was designed in the early 60s eniwetok Mar 2017 #78

Getting to Dulles on public transit: mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #63

You could also take the train to Reston, then get on a bus: lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #66

That's better. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #68

It actually connects to Dulles by taxiway, for the (fairly rare) deliveries of planes. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #69

I had been under the impression that you could walk directly from one to the other. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #70

Not sure the cherry blossoms survived... FarPoint Mar 2017 #19

we booked last week... eniwetok Mar 2017 #26

I hope they survived too. FarPoint Mar 2017 #38

The favorite for my kids was tour the monuments by bike rufus dog Mar 2017 #20

Yes!!! We just signed up for the city bikes that you take for half an hour for free cally Mar 2017 #72

OMG National Archives!!!!! GaYellowDawg Mar 2017 #21

+1 nt Fresh_Start Mar 2017 #84

Get a library card at the Library of Congress. displacedtexan Mar 2017 #22

sounds cool... eniwetok Mar 2017 #24

The National Cathedral's gardens. Lovely and serene. During med school my daughter lived in an tblue37 Mar 2017 #27

The National Cathedral is stunning mcar Mar 2017 #47

Library of Congress Jefferson Building is jaw dropping. longship Mar 2017 #29

wow.... you're right... it's a must see! eniwetok Mar 2017 #37

I'm not really a fan of zoos, but the National Zoo is one of the best. malchickiwick Mar 2017 #31

Duh! THE PANDAS!! eniwetok Mar 2017 #36

Eat at Zoo Pizza across the street! nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #83

isn't that where the kids are held hostage? eniwetok Mar 2017 #99

Stay out of the basement. The kids will be fine. nt msanthrope Mar 2017 #104

That is a really great zoo Siwsan Mar 2017 #51

+1 especially if you have children nt Fresh_Start Mar 2017 #86

I've only been there once so missed a lot... wcmagumba Mar 2017 #33

Arlington incl changing of the guard and ALBliberal Mar 2017 #34

Yes mcar Mar 2017 #96

You could almost hear a pin drop at the changing of the guard. Grammy23 Mar 2017 #113

Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Memorial, Holocaust Museum, Smithsonian gopiscrap Mar 2017 #35

I live in NO VA, when guests come they always want to see the Air and Space Museum. FSogol Mar 2017 #39

We loved the Spy Museum. nt Nay Mar 2017 #40

At the Holocaust Museum, brace yourself for the big photo of the WWII GI's. Paladin Mar 2017 #41

Portrait Gallery, across from the Spy Museum. HughBeaumont Mar 2017 #42

Open late on Fridays. You'll have to check your backpack at the entrance. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #67

I visited the National Portrait Gallery with my family when I was a kid. Aristus Mar 2017 #102

Smithsonian...free I believe at least many exhibits...it is wonderful Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #43

The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History MineralMan Mar 2017 #44

By coincidence the Fossil Hall there is under renovation. FSogol Mar 2017 #52

Hmm...I did not know that. MineralMan Mar 2017 #54

Why not! We know Hitler rode dinosaurs! eniwetok Mar 2017 #57

You have to make reservations for the AA museum mcar Mar 2017 #45

Reservations are required at the Holocaust Museum too. Behind the Aegis Mar 2017 #88

AA Museum reservations are needed because of the volume mcar Mar 2017 #94

The Holocaust Museum is free too, but has the same concerns, volume. Behind the Aegis Mar 2017 #106

That makes sense mcar Mar 2017 #112

If you have transportation, go the Udvar-Hazy annex of the Air and Space museum. alarimer Mar 2017 #49

Getting to Dulles on public transit: mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #65

The Phillips Collection - fantastic smallish art museum, 19th and 20th Century hatrack Mar 2017 #50

THIS Zoonart Mar 2017 #53

Lincoln Memorial AT NIGHT leftynyc Mar 2017 #55

Unfortunately, the storm we just had has destroyed the cherry blossoms lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #56

The bell tower is still open, I think I read recently. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #92

I won't go in there until they take this emolument away from Don the Con. lagomorph777 Mar 2017 #110

The National Archives mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #58

Library of Congress California_Republic Mar 2017 #60

Where to eat? mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #62

Go online to get time tickets (free) for the African- American museum karynnj Mar 2017 #64

National Archives NastyRiffraff Mar 2017 #73

Bureau of Printing and Engraving is pretty cool. Grammy23 Mar 2017 #74

I remember this from eniwetok Mar 2017 #101

Oh and the Night time Tour at the Lincoln, Roosevelt, Jefferson Grammy23 Mar 2017 #75

The Holocaust Memorial museum AJT Mar 2017 #77

DJT being hauled out of the WH in cuffs and leg shackles. LOL Lib Mar 2017 #79

I can't add anything to the suggestions already made, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2017 #80

The Smithsonian Museum yuiyoshida Mar 2017 #81

I lived downtown DC for 15 mo. - my ABSOLUTE favorite thing was Ford Theatre. Just Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2017 #87

You DID? My office(s) for 20+ years were within walking distance of Ford's. elleng Mar 2017 #97

Wow that's cool ! Obviously you must have gone in there Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2017 #115

Lived in upper northwest, off 16th street. elleng Mar 2017 #117

The Korean War Memorial. nt kstewart33 Mar 2017 #90

Walking over to that memorial is a truly haunting sight. Grammy23 Mar 2017 #111

Grammy, I felt exactly the same way. kstewart33 Mar 2017 #114

Are you staying in DC? The 'burbs? Just passing through for the day? NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #91

staying in Arlington eniwetok Mar 2017 #100

Near a Metro station? Or will you be taking Metrobus? NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #105

a metro station was a concern... eniwetok Mar 2017 #118

The Tomb of the Unknowns lpbk2713 Mar 2017 #98

Impeachment hearings. Vinca Mar 2017 #103

The Founding Documents at the National Archives Rotunda... CBHagman Mar 2017 #107

The Holocaust Museum COLGATE4 Mar 2017 #109

Yes, a must see. LAS14 Mar 2017 #116