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U.S. National Arboretum: America's garden
Hidden away in the less-ventured Northeast part of the Washington, along New York Avenue en route to the I-295, lies a valuable Washington gem. The U.S. Arboretum, which sits along 446 acres with 9.5 miles of winding roadways, encompasses several gardens and collections. It is one of the largest arboreta in the country.

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National Museum of the American Indian – A close-up look at our native peoples
The very newest in a long line of Smithsonian Institution museums, the National Museum of the American Indian is a museum dedicated to the life, languages, literature, history and arts of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere.

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Library of Congress: The country's literary archive
The Library of Congress isn’t your everyday library. It’s America’s library – housing millions and millions of books, publications, photographs, recordings, maps, manuscripts and sheet music. None of it can be checked out, but they can be used on the premises. If it’s published, it’s likely to have a place in the Library of Congress, though not every book is at the Library. Almost half of the Library’s materials are in 470 other languages besides English, illustrating the richness of its collect

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US Botanic Garden: Garden in America's Backyard
Every yard needs a garden, and the National Mall is no different. Situated at one end, off to the side by Capitol Hill, sits the United States Botanic Garden. Housed inside what appears to be a giant greenhouse of multiple levels, the garden is actually in three parts. There's a conservatory with a variety of different plant species, a National Garden with various gardens within, and Bartholdi Park, which was created in 1932. Though it takes up only two city blocks, the garden is impressively la

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Smithsonian American Art Museum: Simply stunning
This world-renowned collection of American art spans more than three hundred years of national history.

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial: An emotional tribute to a difficult American conflict
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial strikes a chord with many visitors, who realize that many of the names on there are young men who were drafted and uprooted from their lives, and died for their country as the soldiers did at neighboring memorials. The famous granite wall lists the names of 58,261 fallen soldiers from the Vietnam War.

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Mahatma Gandhi Memorial: A tribute to a true man of peace
Few can argue that Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world’s most influential and honorable leaders. Naturally, in the city of memorials and statues paying tribute to great leaders, one of Gandhi stands wearing a simple dhoti and bearing a walking stick. He is actually in stride, as if walking, which he did often in his lifetime as a leader of many great marches to bring India’s back to the people of India.

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C&O Canal: Where history and nature meet
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (“C&O”) lies next to the Potomac River, a 184-mile stretch from Cumberland, Md. to Washington, D.C. Built in 1824 as a series of locks to allow shipping and boat transport, it became a national park in 1938 and today serves as a popular biking and hiking trail for locals. Its end point is in Georgetown, marked by a obelisk monument. Several of the locks are visible in Georgetown and are still in use for demonstrations.

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Newseum: History from many perspectives
Just as you might have become jaded with the news coverage today, a visit to the Newseum will refresh your perspective of today's journalism profession. This exciting, interactive multi-level (seven, to be exact) museum, located off the Mall, pays tribute to news editors, news writers, TV personalities, photographers and those who spend their careers dedicated to bringing stories and headlines to the general public.

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Watermark Cruises: The ship's view of Annapolis
Everyone who visits Annapolis wishes he or she owned a boat. And for good reason: Annapolis is home of the United States Navy, the starting point for the Eastern Shore, and a true waterway for many sea lovers.

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