Michelin Green Guide Washington Dc

• ISBN13: 9782061000786
• ISBN10: 2061000789
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Table of Contents

Using This Guide	p. 8
Legend	p. 9
Map of Central Washington, DC's--Principal Sights	p. 10
Two- and Four-Day Itineraries	p. 14
Introduction	p. 19
The District of Columbia	p. 20
The Federal Government	p. 22
How Washington Works	p. 26
Time Line	p. 27
200 Years of Growth	p. 29
Architecture	p. 34
Cultural Scene	p. 36
Further Reading	p. 37
Where to Find It	p. 38
Address Book	p. 41
Where to Eat	p. 42
Where to Stay	p. 47
Out on the Town	p. 50
Shopping	p. 55
Sightseeing	p. 58
Sports and Recreation	p. 62
Sights	p. 69
Capitol Hill	p. 70
The Capitol	p. 71
Supreme Court	p. 77
Library of Congress	p. 79
Folger Shakespeare Library	p. 82
Union Station	p. 83
Natl. Postal Museum	p. 84
Capital Children's Museum	p. 86
Sewall Belmont House	p. 86
The Mall	p. 88
The Castle	p. 90
Natl. Air and Space Museum	p. 92
Natl. Gallery of Art	p. 99
Natl. Archives	p. 110
Natl. Museum of Natural History	p. 112
Natl. Museum of American History	p. 115
Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden	p. 120
Smithsonian Quadrangle	p. 121
Natl. Museum of African Art	p. 123
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery	p. 124
Freer Gallery of Art	p. 125
US Holocaust Memorial Museum	p. 127
Bureau of Engraving and Printing	p. 128
Arts and Industries Building	p. 129
US Botanic Garden	p. 130
The Memorials	p. 131
White House Area	p. 140
White House	p. 141
Corcoran Gallery of Art	p. 147
Renwick Gallery	p. 149
Daughters of the American Revolution	p. 150
Decatur House	p. 151
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building	p. 152
Organization of American States	p. 154
St. John's Church	p. 155
Treasury Building	p. 156
Downtown	p. 158
Natl. Portrait Gallery	p. 159
Smithsonian American Art Museum	p. 162
Ford's Theatre and Petersen House	p. 164
Federal Bureau of Investigation	p. 165
Natl. Museum of Women in the Arts	p. 166
Natl. Building Museum	p. 168
Old Post Office	p. 169
Natl. Aquarium	p. 170
Foggy Bottom	p. 171
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts	p. 172
Diplomatic Reception Rooms	p. 173
The Octagon	p. 175
Department of the Interior Museum	p. 176
Georgetown	p. 177
Walking Tour	p. 179
Dumbarton Oaks	p. 181
Tudor Place	p. 184
Dumbarton House	p. 185
Oak Hill Cemetery	p. 186
Arlington Across the River	p. 187
Arlington Natl. Cemetery	p. 188
Marine Corps War Memorial	p. 192
Pentagon	p. 193
Dupont Circle	p. 195
Walking Tour	p. 196
Natl. Geographic Society Explorers Hall	p. 203
B'nai B'rith Klutznick Natl. Jewish Museum	p. 204
Embassy Row	p. 205
Walking Tour	p. 206
Anacostia and the Eastern Riverfront	p. 212
Frederick Douglass Natl. Historic Site	p. 213
Anacostia Museum	p. 214
Congressional Cemetery	p. 214
Washington Navy Yard	p. 215
Fort Lesley J. McNair	p. 215
Additional Sights in DC	p. 217
Washington Natl. Cathedral	p. 217
Hillwood	p. 220
Natl. Zoological Park	p. 221
The Kreeger Museum	p. 223
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens	p. 224
Natl. Arboretum	p. 225
Natl. Shrine of the Immaculate Conception	p. 226
Pope John Paul II Cultural Center	p. 226
Natl. Museum of Health and Medicine	p. 227
US Naval Observatory	p. 227
Excursions	p. 228
Alexandria	p. 229
Mount Vernon	p. 240
Woodlawn Plantation	p. 243
Gunston Hall	p. 245
Annapolis	p. 247
Practical Information	p. 251
Calendar of Events	p. 252
Planning Your Trip	p. 254
Getting to DC	p. 256
International Visitors	p. 260
Getting Around	p. 262
Accommodations	p. 265
Memorials	p. 268
Index	p. 271
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