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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: America’s tribute to a tragedy The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America’s national institution for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as this country’s memorial to the millions of people murdered during the Holocaust. Read More >>

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: An emotional tribute to a difficult American conflict The Vietnam Veterans Memorial strikes a chord with many visitors, who realize that many of the names on there are young men who were drafted and uprooted from their lives, and died for their country as the soldiers did at neighboring memorials. The famous granite wall lists the names of 58,261 fallen soldiers from the Vietnam War. Read More >>

F. Scott Fitzgerald Calls Rockville his final home The literary genius traveled the world but had a fondness for this D.C. suburb. Read More >>

Library of Congress: The country's literary archive The Library of Congress isn’t your everyday library. It’s America’s library – housing millions and millions of books, publications, photographs, recordings, maps, manuscripts and sheet music. None of it can be checked out, but they can be used on the premises. If it’s published, it’s likely to have a place in the Library of Congress, though not every book is at the Library. Almost half of the Library’s materials are in 470 other languages besides English, illustrating the richness of its collect Read More >>

World War I Memorial: Modest memorial to a forgotten conflict In the shadow of the large, shining new World War II memorial lies a forgotten, neglected memorial. Standing quietly in the trees along West Potomac Park, this modest memorial was designed to commemorate the 26,000 citizens of Washington, D.C. who served in the first World War. It was designed by architects Horace W. Peaslee and Nathan C. Wyeth and dedicated in 1931 on Armistice Day. Read More >>

National Building Museum: Celebrating the nation's architectural genius A museum of “architecture, design, engineering, construction and urban planning,” the National Building Museum, in Washington, D.C., is a one-of-a-kind attraction celebrating the past and evolving future of building design and planning. Read More >>

Torpedo Factory: Fine art in a funky place This one-time WWII torpedo factory now features studio and exhibition space for more than 160 local artists, and is free to the public year-round. Read More >>

Shenandoah National Park: A Washington retreat Shenandoah National Park is Washington’s own stretch of preserved wilderness, complete with hiking trails, scenery, campsites and rivers for canoeing. Located about 75 miles south of the Capitol, the national park is a favorite getaway for vacationers and camping enthusiasts. It’s an ideal location for a weekend trip or even a day excursion to scramble up a mountain and be home by dinner. Read More >>

Smithsonian Castle: The first of 19 Smithsonian buildings & museums The original building of the now 19 buildings and museums in the Washington, D.C. area that comprise the Smithsonian Institution, the Smithsonian Building, now simply known as “The Castle,” houses the Institution’s administrative offices and the Smithsonian Information Center. Read More >>

National Museum of Natural History: The world, the universe The National Museum of Natural History is one of Smithsonian's first buildings built to house collections and research facilities. Established in 1910, the museum contains more than 126 million natural science specimen and cultural artifacts. It can take more than a month to examine everything within the museum, from the collection of butterflies to dinosaur bones and the Hope Diamond. The good part is, like anything at the Smithsonian, admission is free. So take your time, focus on one section Read More >>