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1. Take Your Scout Troop to Washington DC Destination: Washington DC With Your Troop! We DID IT! We (my co-leader & I) took 8 Brownies to Washington DC and survived! I want to share some of the information I have gathered to help you plan a trip for your Girl Scout or Boy Scout troop trip...
2. Monument Sightseeing in Washington DC Washington DC is one of the most interesting and different US cities. Unlike traditional skyscraping US cities, DC has a sprawling, horizontal old-world feel, complete with beautifully organized monuments, parks and museums that have been perfectly p...
3. Washington DC Photos Washington DC isn't your typical city. Not only is it the capitol of the United States, but it's one of the most architecturally unique. There's no other city in the country laid out quite like Washington--from the low lying National Mall area to the...
4. Top 10 Places to Visit in Washington DC Check out our top 10 list to find out where in Washington DC you can go horse back riding, rent a paddle boat or see a great blue heron. In the photo is the Jefferson Memorial, which is located in downtown DC on the Potomac River's Tidal Basin.
5. My Ten Favorite National Parks I have an addiction - to National Parks.  All of them.  I love them.  Cannons, forts, rivers, rocks, battlements, mountain, old houses, wooden markers: all of them.   I am lucky enough to live in a country that has such an extensi...
6. National Chocolate Day Please raise your hand if you are a "Chocoholic"! I see a huge number of hands out there. You are obviously ready for National Chocolate Day, and a Chocolate Affair to remember! It is not my intention to discourage you from chocolate. Instead I choo...
7. The Pageant of Peace and the National Christmas Tree The Pageant of Peace is a ceremony held each year in early December to light the National Christmas Tree.  The Pageant of Peace includes performances by popular entertainers and is highlighted with the first lighting of the National Christmas Tr...
8. Washington National Cathedral George Washington wanted a church for "national purposes", in 1791 this idea was part of plans for the federal City created by Pierre L'Enfant the main architect of Washington CD. One century, the separation of church and state prevented the construc...
9. I-95 Road Trip I-95 runs right down the east coast of the United States, hitting major cities like Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Miami, as well as some of the best sites the country has to offer! A trip from Boston to Miami is approximately 1500...
10. Activist Cesar Estrada Chavez In 1962 César Chávez helped form the National Farm Workers Association, which later became the United Farm Workers of America. Chávez organized the formerly powerless migrant farmworkers of California and forced growers to pay be...
11. TRIDEC | Tri Cities Wa Economic Development Council | News and Information | Tri City Wa Economy Tri-Cities Washington Economic Development Council ~ Economic development news and economic development politics of Tri Cities Washington
12. DC Lofts- Your Guide To Buying Selling and Renting What Is A Loft?  There are many different definitions of a loft. We use a broader definition since D.C. has very few old factories or warehouses. Most lofts in the area are either new constructions, converted old schools, and renovated old brown...
13. Great Free Wallpapers and MySpace Free Backgrounds Looking for free photo images to use as computer screen backgrounds, myspace backgrounds, background images for powerpoint slides, even wallpaper background for your e-mails? Well, a few months ago we needed those types of photos ourselves, so we we...
14. Best of Washington DC T-shirts and Gifts Check out our Washington DC t-shirts and gifts from Best of Washington DC T-shirts and Gifts, an online shop for gifts, covering DC neighborhoods from Anacostia to Woodridge. Grab great gear like the DC flag shirt seen at left. We also have political...
15. GLBT Book Clubs in DC Information on gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) book clubs in Washington, DC.
16. Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol Author Dan Brown has written yet another fascinating novel filled with intrigue, suspense, kidnapping and murder. Symbologist professor Robert Langdon receives his friend Peter's invitation to speak in Washington, DC. Upon his arrival, Dr. Langdo...
17. US National Arboretum Are you planning a vacation to the nation's capitol or looking for a great garden destination in the Washington DC area? Maybe you're looking for a relaxing place to ride a bike. Join me on an overview of the US National Arboretum, one of my...
18. The Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the United States of America's oldest federal cultural institution. It serves Congress for research. They say it is also the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscrip...
19. Wisdom of Our Fathers A couple of years ago, political journalism giant Tim Russert was talking about Wisdom of Our Fathers on a radio program I happened to catch. Russert had previously written a book about his father entitled Big Russ & Me, which prompted thousands of l...
20. How tall is the Washington Monument? Constructed of granite faced with Maryland marble, the monument is 55 feet (16.8 metres) square at the base, 555 feet 5 inches (169.3 metres) high, and weighs an estimated 91,000 tons. The shaft's load-bearing masonry walls are 15 feet (4.6 metres)...