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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
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current as of: November 21, 2005
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