Product Description: Washington D.C. is every American’s home away from home. Since DC is a compact city with great public transportation, it’s easy to explore both its high-profile side – its magnificent monuments, world-class museums, enthralling architecture, breathtaking vistas, and unique national parks – as well as its less famous persona – its cozy hideaways, ethnic eateries, bustling dance clubs, lively theaters, shopaholic hot spots, and more...read more

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A tour of the lesser-known areas of Washington, D.C. that are the sites of local history, lore, and infamy includes coverage of the Mall, Arlington Cemetery, and the social haunts of Georgetown. Read by the author.

Product Description: The area now known as Georgetown was once a central meeting place for nearly 40 Native American tribes situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Potomac River. It was inevitable that the very rivers that served these native people would attract the first European settlers to the region, settlers who established Georgetown as a bustling port and key commercial center...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

From the apex of Capitol Hill to the labyrinth of corridors in the FBI to historical Georgetown, a panoramic guide features an abundance of information on the architecture, historic homes, and parks and gardens of our nation's capital. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Suggestions for excursions to notable city sites include the National Zoo, historic and government buildings, and the locations of scandalous events

Features 130 points of interest grouped by such catagories as art, literature, theater, science, and music, offers nine walking tours, and lists tourist resources (view table of contents)

Suggestions for excursions to notable city sites include the National Zoo, historic and government buildings, and the locations of scandalous events