The Great Tours: Washington DC

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Professor Biography About Our Partner Table of Contents Course Scope 01 — How Washington DC Came to Be Historical Background on Washington DC’s Location The Works of Pierre Charles L’Enfant The Lincoln Memorial Events on the National Mall 02 — The White House and the Presidency The History of the White House The West Wing The East Wing Visiting the White House The Jefferson Memorial The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial 03 — The Capitol Building and the Legislature The Capitol Visitor Center Touring the Capitol Building The Capitol Rotunda The Capitol Dome The National Statuary Hall The Old Senate Chamber Capitol Architecture The Senate and House Chambers Other Sites at the Capitol 04 — The Supreme Court and the Law of the Land The Supreme Court Building’s Layout Visiting the Supreme Court The Supreme Court Cases The Supreme Court in Action Considerations when Visiting The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument 05 — The Nation’s Knowledge: Library of Congress The Library of Congress’s Location The Thomas Jefferson Building The John Adams Building The James Madison Memorial Building Research at the Library of Congress The National Book Festival 06 — The State, Treasury, and Justice Departments State Department-Related Sites Treasury Department-Related Sites Department of Justice-Related Sites Espionage-Related Sites 07 — Veterans Memorials on the Mall The Vietnam Veterans Memorial The Korean War Veterans Memorial The World War II Memorial 08 — Arlington Cemetery and the Pentagon Background on Arlington National Cemetery Visiting Arlington National Cemetery Arlington House The Memorial Amphitheater and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Other Memorials 09 — George Washington’s Mount Vernon Background on Mount Vernon Visiting Mount Vernon Exterior Sites at Mount Vernon Other Attractions near Mount Vernon Old Town Alexandria 10 — Ford’s Theatre and Lincoln’s Washington DC The Willard InterContinental Hotel Fort Stevens The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum President Lincoln’s Cottage Ford’s Theatre 11 — Washington’s Civil Rights Landmarks Frederick Douglass’s Home The Anacostia Community Museum The National Museum of African American History and Culture The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Conclusion 12 — The Holocaust Museum The Founding of the Museum Visiting the Museum The Museum’s Coverage of the Nazi Party’s Rise The Museum’s Coverage of World War II The Museum’s Coverage of the Aftermath of the Holocaust Other Facets of the Museum 13 — Museums on the Mall: Smithsonian and Beyond The National Museum of American History The National Museum of Natural History The National Museum of the American Indian The National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Art Museums The National Gallery of Art 14 — Washington, City of Scandal Scandals Involving Ulysses S. Grant Teapot Dome Watergate The Newseum 15 — The Kennedy Center and the DC Arts Scene The Kennedy Center The National Theatre The Shakespeare Theatre and the Folger Theatre Regional Theaters Music Venues in the DC Area 16 — Neighborhoods of Northwest DC Embassy Row Dupont Circle Georgetown 17 — Washington’s Historic Homes and Gardens Houses in Georgetown Octagon House Decatur House Hillwood Estate and Gardens The Woodlawn Plantation 18 — Spiritual DC: The National Cathedral and More St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rock Creek St. Patrick’s Catholic Church The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Jewish Congregations Islamic Congregations The Washington National Cathedral 19 — Smithsonian’s National Zoo Entering the Zoo Cheetahs and Clouded Leopards at the Zoo The Elephant Trails Exhibit The Amazonia Area The Kids’ Farm and the Great Cats Exhibit The Think Tank Pandas Planning Your Trip to the Zoo 20 — Dining Out in Washington DC Seafood Soul Food The Adams Morgan Neighborhood Historic Dining Locations Food Festivals 21 — Washington’s New Waterfront The Anacostia Riverwalk Water Activities National Harbor The District Wharf The Georgetown Waterfront 22 — Washington for Sports Fans Nationals Park (Professional Baseball) FedEx Field (Professional Football) College Sports Capital One Arena (Professional Basketball and Hockey) Audi Field (Professional Soccer) Other Sports Playing in DC 23 — Exploring Washington’s Great Outdoors Rock Creek Park Potomac River Sites The Potomac Heritage Trail and the Mount Vernon Trail Great Falls Park Anacostia River Sites 24 — The National Archives and the Future of DC Background on the National Archives The Rotunda of the Charters of Freedom The Records of Rights Exhibit Visiting the National Archives Timeline of Washington DC Bibliography