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LIFE IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL

Washington, DC is America's number one tourist destination and has terrific recreational opportunities. For starters, there's the Mall with its monuments, free concerts, craft fairs, parades, festivals, kite flying contests, and more.

 

 

The Smithsonian Institution combines 18 different museums, including Air & Space, the Holocaust Museum and the National Zoo.

 

 

 

In the Woodley Park and Adams Morgan neighborhoods there are scores of art galleries, theaters, concert halls plus many movie houses. For special events each week in DC, please refer to the Washington Post's Weekend section.

 

 

Young singles set the pace in Washington--which makes for a bustling nightlife and bar scene. For Washington nightlife, and other local activities see The Washington Post and The City Paper

 

 

Woodley Park itself has great ethnic restaurants and sidewalk cafes, and there are 200 more within walking distance. If you're an outdoor person, Rock Creek Park passes through Woodley Park and it's well-maintained bike path leads 25 miles up to a scenic lake in Maryland or 20 miles down along the Potomac River to Mount Vernon.
 

You can also rent a canoe at the Georgetown waterfront or play volleyball on the Mall.  In fact, there are many team sports played on the Mall including volleyball, ultimate frisbee, kickball, and flag football.  To find out more information on how to join a team, visit www.Our-DC.com.

 

 


You can also jog, hike or bike the C&O Canal towpath that runs 185 miles from Georgetown to Cumberland, Maryland, or the Capital Crescent Trail, a old train track that has been converted to a paved trail that runs from Georgetown up through Silver Spring, MD.

 

 

Within a few hours drive from DC are Baltimore and Annapolis, as well as Shenendoah National Park, the Gettysburg and Antietam battlefields and other great side trips.

Other Washington, D.C. Resources on the Web...
Nell's picks:

Washington, DC Convention and Visitors Association
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts ... concerts and more
Student Tickets at the Kennedy Center - $10 tickets for students!
Washington, DC Department of Parks and Recreation ... the great outdoors
Glen Echo Park ... dance the night away or take an art class
USDA Graduate School ... great place to take a language course
List of farmers' markets in DC ... the best produce around

 

For more information contact the Global Programs Coordinator at global@maxwell.syr.edu.
 

This page current as of: November 21, 2005
 


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