Insight Guides Explore Washington (Travel Guide eBook)

Insight Guides

Description

Insight Guides Explore: pocket-sized books to inspire your on-foot exploration of top international destinations. Practical, pocket-sized and packed with inspirational insider information, this will make the ideal on-the-move companion to your trip to Washington, DC. Enjoy over 12 irresistible Best Routes to walk, from The Mall to the Whitehouse and Georgetown to Foggy Bottom. Features concise insider information about landscape, history, food and drink, and entertainment options.
Invaluable maps: each Best Route is accompanied by a detailed full-colour map, while the large pull-out map provides an essential overview of the area
Discover your destination's must-see sights and hand-picked hidden gems
Directory section provides invaluable insight into top accommodation, restaurant and nightlife options by area, along with an overview of language, books and films. Includes an innovative extra that's unique in the market.
Inspirational colour photography throughout
About Insight Guides: Insight Guides has over 40 years' experience of publishing high-quality, visual travel guides. We produce around 400 full-colour print guide books and maps as well as picture-packed eBooks and apps to meet different travellers' needs. Insight Guides' unique combination of beautiful travel photography and focus on history and culture together create a unique visual reference and planning tool to inspire your next adventure.

Informations

• Publié par: Apa Publications
• Date de parution: 01 juillet 2018
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781786719706
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

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How To Use This E-Book

This Explore Guide has been produced by the editors of Insight Guides, whose books have set the standard for visual travel guides since 1970. With top- quality photography and authoritative recommendations, these guidebooks bring you the very best routes and itineraries in the world’s most exciting destinations.
Best Routes
The routes in this book provide something to suit all budgets, tastes and trip lengths. As well as covering the destination’s many classic attractions, the itineraries track lesser-known sights, and there are also ex cursions for those who want to extend their visit outside the city. The routes embrace a range of interests, so whether you are an art fan, a gourmet, a history buff or have kids to entertain, you will find an option to suit.
We recommend reading the whole of a route before setting out. This should help you to familiarise yourself with it and enable you to plan where to stop for refreshments – options are shown in the ‘Food and Drink’ box at the end of each tour.
Introduction
The routes are set in context by this introductory section, giving an overview of the destination to set the scene, plus background information on food and drink, shopping and more, while a succinct history timeline highlights the key events over the centuries.
Directory
Also supporting the routes is a Directory chapter, with a clearly organised A–Z of practical information, our pick of where to stay while you are there and select restaurant listings; these eateries complement the more low-key cafés and restaurants that feature within the routes and are intended to offer a wider choice for evening dining. Also included here are some nightlife listings, and our recommendations for books and films about the destination.
Getting around the e-book
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights mentioned in the text are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map] just tap this to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find hundreds of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of the destination. Simply double-tap on an image to see it full-screen.
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Table of Contents
Recommended Routes For...
Accessibility
Architectural interest
Art museums
Families
Gardens
History buffs
Literary types
Shopping
Explore Washington DC
Geography and layout
History
Climate
Population
Local customs
Politics and economics
Food and Drink
Local cuisine
Where to eat
High-end restaurants
International restaurants
Seafood
Neighborhood pubs
Tasting menus
Drinks
Beers
Spirits
Wines
Shopping
What to look for
Where to shop
Museum shops
Entertainment
Theater
Music
Dance
Nightlife
Sports and Activities
Professional teams
Participatory activities
History: Key Dates
Early years
Civic growth
A new era
World wars
The boomer years
The 21st century
The White House and Environs
LaFayette Square
White House Visitor Center
The Ellipse
The Renwick Gallery
Capitol Hill
Library of Congress
The Supreme Court
East of the Capitol
US Botanic Garden
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The War Memorials
The Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
National World War II Memorial
Constitution Gardens
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Women’s Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Three Soldiers
The Lincoln Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
The DC War Memorial
Tidal Basin Monuments
Historic monuments
The Holocaust Museum
National Mall – North Side
The Freer|Sackler Galleries
National Museum of African Art
National Air and Space Museum
National Museum of the American Indian
National Mall – South Side
The National Gallery of Art
The National Archives
The National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of American History
The National Museum of African American History and Culture
Foggy Bottom
Prestigious Organizations
Government Buildings
Georgetown
Downtown East
Union Station
National Postal Museum
National Building Museum
Chinatown
The Newseum
Downtown West
Ford’s Theatre
Quirky museums
Art galleries
DuPont Circle: Embassy Row
Embassy Row
DuPont Circle: A Gallery Stroll
The Phillips Collection
Contemporary art
The Spanish Steps
Kramerbooks
The Woman’s National Democratic Club
From Picasso to Pilates
Accommodations
The Mall and Capitol Hill
Downtown
Foggy Bottom and Georgetown
DuPont Circle
Southwest Waterfront
Restaurants
Capitol Hill
Downtown
DuPont Circle
Foggy Bottom
Georgetown
Logan Circle
Southwest Waterfront
Nightlife
Dance clubs
Jazz clubs
Other music venues
LGBTQ clubs
Comedy clubs
A-Z
A
Admission charges
Addresses
Age restrictions
B
Budgeting
Average costs:
C
Children
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
Customs regulations
D
Disabled travelers
E
Electricity
Embassies
Emergencies
Etiquette
F
Festivals
H
Health
I
Internet facilities
L
LGBTQ travelers
M
Media
Newspapers
Radio stations
Television stations
Money
Currency
Changing money
Credit cards
Cash machines
Travelers’ checks
Tipping and taxes
O
Opening hours
P
Post
Public holidays
R
Religion
S
Smoking
T
Telephones
Dialing codes
Mobile (cell) phones
Time zones
Toilets
Tourist information
Tours and guides
Transportation
Arrival
Getting around DC
V
Visas and passports
W
Weights and measures
Women travelers
Books and Film
BOOKS
Insiders
Biography
Fiction
For Kids
MOVIES
Dramas
Comedies
Biopics


Recommended Routes For...




Accessibility
Smithsonian museums and the National Gallery of Art offer audio, tactile, and ASL tours. Most require arrangements in advance; two weeks is suggested. The National Archives has copies of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence in Braille and services for deaf visitors (routes 5 and 6 ).
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Architectural interest
Take tours that highlight the beauty and symbolism of the Capitol, Library of Congress ( route 2 ), and National Building Museum ( route 9 ). Stroll through the restored Union Station ( route 9 ).
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Art museums
The National Gallery of Art holds collections by the Masters ( route 6 ), while the National Museum of Women in the Arts showcases female artists ( route 10 ). Dumbarton Oaks has an incredible Byzantine and pre-Columbian collection ( route 8 ).
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Families
After you finish at the Smithsonian museums on the Mall (routes 5 and 6 ), watch money being printed at the National Bureau of Engraving and Printing ( route 4 ). Discover secret doors at the Mansion on O Street or spend a day with the animals at the National Zoo ( route 11 ).
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Gardens
Don’t miss Bartholdi Park and the US Botanic Garden ( route 2 ). Dumbarton Oaks is a 10-acre oasis of terraced landscapes and fountains ( route 8 ).
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History buffs
The three major documents of American Democracy are at the National Archives ( route 6 ). Relive the events surrounding Lincoln’s Assassination at Ford’s Theatre ( route 10 ). Review American pre-industrial life at the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum ( route 7 ).
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Literary types
See a Shakespeare First Folio at the Folger Shakespeare Library and exhibits from the overwhelming collections at the Library of Congress ( route 2 ). Browse until the small hours at Kramerbooks and the Afterwords Café ( route 12 ).
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Shopping
Union Station has upscale and specialty shops in the beautifully restored travel terminal ( route 9 ). M Street NW and Wisconsin Avenue are shopping hubs in Georgetown ( route 8 ). DuPont Circle is known for art galleries and specialty shops ( route 12 ).
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Explore Washington DC

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