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• Arlington House - Today, the house that Robert E. Lee lived in for 30 years and that is uniquely associated with the families of Washington, Custis and Lee is a memorial to Lee, who gained the respect of Northerners and Southerners through his service in the Civil War. Authorized March 4, 1925 as Custis- Lee Mansion; transferred from War Dept. Aug. 10, 1933; made a permanent memorial June 29, 1955; name changed June 30, 1972
• Arlington National Cemetery  - Arlington is one of more than 100 national cemeteries; however, it is the only one of two national cemeteries administered by the Army. The cemetery at the Soldiers' and Airmen's Home in Washington, D.C., also falls under the administration of Arlington National Cemetery.
  Nearly 4 million visitors pay their respects to over 250,000 fallen military heroes entombed at Arlington each year. Because of limited space, are restricted to specific categories of honorably discharged U.S. service men and women.
• Bureau of Engraving and Printing - Welcome to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's (BEP) web site. We are the largest producers of security documents in the United States. The BEP produces over 9 billion Federal Reserve notes each year (coins are produced by the United States Mint). These notes are produced at our facilities in Washington, D.C. and Ft. Worth, Texas. In addition, we produce over 20 billion postage stamps. We have been the largest suppler of postage stamps to the U.S. Postal Service for over 100 years. We also produce miscellaneous security documents for other government agencies.
• Chesapeake & Ohio Canal & Towpath - The C&O Canal follows the route of the Potomac River for 184.5 miles from Washington, D.C. to Cumberland, MD. The canal operated from 1828-1924 as a transportation route, primarily hauling coal from western Maryland to the port of Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
• Constitution Gardens - Constitution Gardens is a living legacy to the founding of the republic as well as an oasis in the midst of a city landscape. The 50 acres of the park were originally beneath the Potomac River! A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredging project at the turn of century created the land that became Potomac Park.
• Embassy Web Pages - A list of every single Embassy in Washington D.C. With informational links to all of them as well as the ones with their own web pages. Simple Incredible.
• FDR Memorial  - The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a landscape of four outdoor rooms with granite walls, statuary, inscriptions, waterfalls and thousands of plants, shrubs and trees along the famous cherry tree walk on the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park.
• Ford's Theater - On the night of April 14th, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth. The President died in the early hours of April 15th in the small back bedroom of a boarding house across the street. The theater in which Lincoln was shot and the house where he died are preserved today as Ford's Theatre National Historic Site.  
• Harpers Ferry - Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is located at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in the states of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Brown, "Stonewall" Jackson, and Frederick Douglass are just a few of the prominent people who left their mark on this place.
• Historic Tour of Washington DC Monuments - The National Mall's design came directly from Pierre L'Enfant's original vision of long, wide avenues stretching through the Nation's Capital. It's one of the most heavily visited areas of Washington, DC, and is the campus of the world famous Simthsonian Institution. The Mall is also home to some of the most important buildings and monuments in United States. WoW! What a great link for museum buffs that yearns for information AND knowledge. Also has a neat 3D map of all the museums on the mall that you can click to.
• House of Representatives Capitol Tour Guide Services - The Capitol Guide Service, established in 1876, conducts free tours of the Capitol Building from 9:00 AM to 3:45 PM, seven (7) days a week - except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. The Capitol will be open to the public on Christmas and New Year's Day.
• Jefferson Memorial  - Congress authorized the creation of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in 1934 to honor the founding father most accepted as having been the political philosopher of the American Revolution.
• Korean War Veterans Memorial  - Begun in the shadow of World War II, waged in a faraway land, and concluded not with the enemy's surrender but with a negotiated armistice, the Korean War gave most Americans little to remember and much to forget. But for the 1.5 million U.S. men and women who served there and the families and friends of those who did not return, the Korean War could never be The Forgotten War.
• Library of Congress - Resources for libraries, information professionals, and researchers. These include Acquisitions, Cataloging, Preservation, Research, Special Programs, Standards and access to the catalogs of the Library of Congress and other libraries. What a truly amazing site! It has every single book ever published. A must for knowledge seekers & world history buffs.
• Lincoln Memorial  - Ground was broken for the foundation of the Lincoln Memorial on February 12, 1914. The work was divided into two parts, a sub- and an upper-foundation. Because the memorial was to be built on drained and filled land, extra care had to be taken with the foundation for such a massive structure. The sub-foundation is made up of 122 solid poured concrete piers with steel reinforcing rods anchored in bedrock.
• Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac - Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
  c/o George Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run
  Park, McLean, VA 22101 703-285-2598 A living memorial to the 36th President, the park overlooks the Potomac River vista of the Capital. The design features 500 white pines and inscriptions on Texas granite.
• Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site  - The Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site commemorates the life of Mary McLeod Bethune and the organization she founded, the National Council of Negro Women. The Bethune Council House was Mary McLeod Bethune's last official Washington, DC residence and the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Women. Mary McLeod Bethune founded Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida and served as an advisor on African American affairs to four presidents.
• National Cathedral  Standing higher than the Washington Monument, the Cathedral crowns fifty-seven acres at the city's highest point, a living symbol of our country's heritage of religious freedom and faith. Here you will experience a place of spiritual inspiration and beauty with attention to craftmanship and artistic detail second to none.
• National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial  - The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial was dedicated in 1991 by President George Bush. It honors all of America's federal, state and local law enforcers. Inscribed on the Memorial's blue-gray marble walls are the names of more than 14,000 officers who have been killed in the line of duty, dating back to the first known death in 1794.
• National Mall - The National Mall was created as a main part of the original design of the national capital parks system. The Residence Act of 1790 allowed President George Washington to locate a site for the nation's capital city. The District of Columbia was built on the land chosen by the president.
• National Zoo - A nice page for families & animal lovers. The page has links to zoo highlights, Zoo news/information, as well as Animal Photos.
• Navy Memorial  - The United States Navy Memorial Foundation, founded in 1977, honors all who have served in the sea services and perpetuates their heritage, values and traditions. Organized as a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, the Foundation is governed by a board of distinguished leaders from the public and private sector. Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr., USN (Ret.), a former Chief of Naval Operations, is Chairman of the Board; Rear Admiral Henry C. McKinney, USN (Ret.) is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Navy Memorial Foundation.
• Historic Mount Vernon - "No estate in America is more pleasantly situated than this..." George Washington, 1793 George Washington's Mount Vernon estate extended over eight thousand acres and was divided into five farms, each a complete unit with its own overseers, work force of slaves, livestock, equipment, and buildings. Washington carefully developed the Mansion House farm, 500 acres surrounding his home, to create a fitting setting as a gentleman's country seat. He designed the grounds to include a deep border of woods, rolling meadows, serpentine walkways, and groves of trees. Between the Mansion and the shores of the Potomac River was an extensive park; the grounds also included a pleasure garden as well as a more utilitarian kitchen garden. Every & anything you would ever want to know about the place where George Washington lived.
• Ocean Planet -  This is a map of the Ocean Planet Exhibition as it was presented at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. From this map you can go to any part of the exhibit hall by clicking on the name of the room you want to visit. The Smithsonian Institution has the exhibition online as well as educational materials. A good site for Science teachers & families alike.
• Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site Pennsylvania Avenue is certainly among the world's most famous streets. While the Avenue serves work-a-day Washington as a major east-west transit route, it is known the world over as the heart of the Nation's Capital. America's history has marched, paraded, promenaded, and protested its way up and down the Avenue.
• U.S.Supreme Court   Justices, Officers, Decisions, Rules of United States Suprime Court. Phone: 202-479-3000 Decisions of the Supreme Court  Search.
• Vietnam Veteran's Memorial  - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is today the most visited National Park Service site in Washington, D.C.
  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is open daily from 8 a.m. until 11:45 p.m. A ranger station is open during these hours to assist visitors in locating names on the memorial. The memorial is accessible.
• U.S. Information Agency/Voice of America  - The United States Information Agency is an independent foreign affairs agency within the executive branch of the U.S. government. USIA explains and supports American foreign policy and promotes U.S. national interests through a wide range of overseas information programs. The agency promotes mutual understanding between the United States and other nations by conducting educational and cultural activities. USIA maintains more than 200 posts in 143 countries where it is known as USIS, the U.S. Information Service.
• Washington Monument  - Authorized by Congress in 1833, construction was not begun until 1848. Architect Robert Mills was hired by the privately funded Washington National Monument Society to design a great column with a colonnade at its base. It was intended that the colonnade would have heroic statues of Washington and other revolutionary heroes and founding fathers. Financial considerations forced the abandonment of the colonnade and statues.
• The White House - Welcome to our electronic tour of the First Family's home. The White House is one of our nation's historical treasures. You will discover that within each room you will have the opportunity to go back in time in that room and see how the room has changed. What can I say? Everything you wanted  or needed to know about the White House and then some. The press releases are pretty cool. I wonder where you park?
• White House Tour Information - For those who just want the facts about tours in the white house.

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