WASHINGTON DC AREA ATTRACTIONS
U.S. Botanic Garden
(USBG)
A living plant museum on the Nation's Mall
at the foot of the U.S. Capitol. Plant Conservatory, Plant Educational
Programs, Special Events, Barthodli Park, Gardens, & National
Garden, Plant Collections, Plant Conservation, Virtual Tours of the
Gardens, information on Exhibits, and more. There are beautiful photographs
of the gardens and flowers on their site. Basilica
of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The United States' patronal church and preeminent
Marian Shrine, the Basilica is a place of prayer and pilgrimage
for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The numerous chapels
located throughout the Shrine convey a remarkable story of the faith,
devotion, struggles and triumphs of our nation's immigrant heritage.
The Department
of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
The largest producers of security documents
in the United States. You'll see millions of dollars being printed
during a tour which features the various steps of currency production,
beginning with large, blank sheets of paper, and ending with wallet-ready
bills.
Smithsonian
Explore and learn at the many museums of the
Smithsonian including the African Art Museum, Air and Space Museum
and Udvar-Hazy Center, American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery,
American History Museum, American Indian Museum, Anacostia Museum
(African American history and culture), Arts and Industries Building,
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Freer and Sackler Galleries
(Asian art), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (modern and contemporary
art), National Zoo, Natural History Museum, Portrait Gallery, Postal
Museum, Smithsonian Institution Building, the Castle (visitor information).
Guides available in various languages.
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