* Information on this website collected from: Bourbeau, Heather, and Camille Eiss.
Irreverent Guide to Washington D.C.. New York: IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., 2000.
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HISTORY *
Arlington National Cemetery
- Military Cemetery
- Self-guided walking tour or Tourmobile
- Tourmobile fare, paid hourly parking, no cars or food on site
- Virginia side of Memorial Bridge
- Metro stop: Arlington Cemetery
 3 hours
Art and Industries Building
- Smithsonian Museum
- Exhibit of mechanical and industrial inventions from the 19th century
- 900 Jefferson Drive
- Metro stop: Smithsonian
2-3 hours
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Shows some stages in currency printing
- Contact congressperson to get tickets
- 14th Street and C Street
- Metro stop: Smithsonian
1-2 hours
Einstein Memorial
- Sculpture outside of National Academy of Sciences
- 21st Street and Constitution Avenue
- Metro stop: Foggy Bottom
30 minutes
FBI Headquarters
- Displays of crime-fighting and FBI missions
- Contact Congressperson to set up VIP tour
- 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
- Metro stop: Federal Triangle, Archives, or Gallery Place
30 minutes
Folger Shakespeare Library
- Collection of historical documents from Britain
- 2nd Street and East Capitol Street
- Metro stop: Capitol South
1-2 hours
Ford’s Theatre/ Peterson House
- Place of Lincoln’s assassination and death
- Small museum in basement
- 511 10th Street
- Metro stop: Metro Center, Gallery Place, or Federal Triangle
1 hour
FDR Memorial
- Memorial/park with waterfalls and reflection pool
- West side of Tidal Basin
- Metro stop: Smithsonian
1 hour
Iwo Jima Memorial
- Sculpture of flag-raising at Iwo Jima
- U.S. 50 and Mead Drive (Arlington)
- Metro stop: Rosslyn
30 minutes
Jefferson Memorial
- Statue of Jefferson in domed structure amid cherry trees in Tidal Basin;
- Metro stop: L’Enfant Plaza or Smithsonian
30 minutes
Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Honors American casualties of Korean War
- Independence Avenue on Mall, SE of Lincoln Memorial
- Metro stop: Foggy Bottom
30 minutes
Library of Congress
- Various temporary and permanent exhibits
- Collection of thousands of volumes that are open to the public
- 1st Street and Independence Avenue
- Metro stop: Capitol South
2-3 hours
Lincoln Memorial
- Statue of Lincoln
- West end of Mall
- Metro stop: Foggy Bottom
30 minutes
National Air and Space Museum
- Smithsonian Museum
- Exhibits of past, present, and future aviation and space exploration
- IMAX Theater and Planetarium charge admission
- 6th Street and Independence Avenue
- Metro stop: L’Enfant Plaza
3-4 hours
National Archives
- Display of historical documents including: Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights
- Make reservations in advance for tour of stacks, preservation labs and model of vault
- 7th Street and Constitution Avenue
- Metro stop: Archives
1-2 hours
National Building Museum
- Exhibits of architecture of buildings and D.C.
- 401 F Street
- Metro stop: Judiciary
1-2 hours
National Museum of American History
- Smithsonian Museum
- Collections on history and cultural artifacts
- 12th – 14th Street and Constitution Avenue
- Metro stop: Federal Triangle or Smithsonian
3-4 hours
National Museum of Natural History
- Smithsonian Museum
- Various exhibits, including dinosaurs and diamonds
- 9th – 11th Street and Constitution Avenue
- Metro stop: Federal Triangle or Smithsonian
3-4 hours
National Postal Museum
- Smithsonian Museum
- Exhibits on postal history
- In the basement of the former Post Office
- 1st Street and Massachusetts Avenue
- Metro stop: Union Station
1-2 hours
The Castle (Smithsonian Institute Building)
- Information for all Smithsonian Museums
- 1000 Jefferson Drive
- Metro stop: Smithsonian
1 hour
U.S. Capitol
- Galleries devoted to history of building, legislative branch, and art
- Contact Congressperson to arrange guided tour
- East end of Mall
- Metro stop: Union Station (Senate side) or Capitol South (House side)
2-3 hours
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Temporary and permanent displays devoted to the Holocaust
- 14th Street and Independence Avenue
- Metro stop: Smithsonian
- Service charge for advance tickets to permanent exhibit
2 hours
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Wall bearing the names of casualties from the Vietnam War
- 21st Street and Constitution Avenue
- Metro stop: Foggy Bottom
45 minutes
Washington Monument
- Tallest Structure in Washington D.C.
- Memorial to the 1st President of the United States
- Tickets (free) distributed on a first come first serve basis
- On Mall off 15th Street
- Metro stop: Smithsonian
1 hour
Washington National Cathedral
- Massachusetts Avenue and Wisconsin Avenue
1 hour
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