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Washington DC or “DC” is the home of the nation’s capitol, the Smithsonian Museum and some of the best historic monuments. In contrast to staid politics, it is also a young town with lots of cool bars. Who knows, you just might find an intern of your own to hang with.

Where is Washington DC

DC is 3.5hrs south of New York City, 2.5hrs south of Philadelphia and 10hrs north of Atlanta, all off I-95.

Coach & Rail

Coach & Rail Greyhound (1st and L Sts, from New York ($35, 4.5 hours); Amtrak (Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Ave NE) from New York ($63); Mac America Northeast Rail Pass.

From the Airport

From Airport Metrorail Yellow line for $1.35; Taxi $9-19; SuperShuttle from $15.

Getting Around

Metrorail/Metrobuses ($1.25-$3.90, 202-637-7000) A day pass is $6.50 (can’t use before 9:30am M-F).

Free Things to See & Do

White House guided tours (15th and E Sts NW, 202-456-7041, get there early, tickets go fast); Bureau of Engraving & Printing (U.S. Treasury Dept. at 14th & C Sts SW); President Abraham Lincoln was shot at Ford’s Theater (511 10th St NW); Jefferson Memorial (900 Ohio Drive SW); Tomb of the Unknowns (Arlington Nat’l Cemetery); Lincoln Memorial (900 Ohio Dr. SW); Holocaust Museum (100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW); The Smithsonian Museums (the National Mall); Nat’l Air & Space Museum (Indep. Ave. & 7th St., SW.); Observe the Supreme Court in session (1st St NW & E Capital St); Tour the Pentagon (Arlington, VA); Vietnam Vets Memorial (Constitution Ave. and Henry Bacon Dr. NW); National Museum of American Art (8th St. and G St. NW.) and the National Museum of Natural History (10th St. and Constitution Ave., NW.)

Neighborhoods to Explore

Foggy Bottom; Georgetown (for great nightlife); Adams Morgan; Dupont Circle;
Penn Quarter.

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