Discover these places worth visiting in Washington D.C. and select a hotel nearby for ultimate convenience
The White HouseGGrace_cytThe White House is a three-story flat-roofed house. It is called the White House because the outer walls are painted white. It is where the president of the United States works and lives. If you want to visit, you need to apply to the embassy in advance, but it is said that after the 9/11 attacks, foreigners are no longer allowed to visit. When we went there, we watched from a distance through the fence and lawn outside.
United States CapitolBbutterfly2013The United States Capitol Building is located in Washington, DC, the capital of the United States. It has a classical architectural style, solemn and majestic interior decoration, and exquisite murals and sculptures. Well worth visiting.
Make a reservation in advance to visit for free.
National Gallery of Art陌陌染MMThe National Gallery of Art is located in Washington, D.C. and is managed by the Smithsonian Institution. The building itself is divided into two buildings, east and west, which can be connected by underground passages or across the street on the ground. It also includes a sculpture park. The museum is free to visit and is closed on Sundays.
I originally went there for Leonardo da Vinci's original works, but when I arrived, I found that the exhibition part of Leonardo da Vinci's original works was not open, which was a pity. There are more than 40,000 products in the entire exhibition hall, from the European Middle Ages to the modern era, including oil paintings, sculptures, prints, sketches, etc. There are exhibits. It takes about 1 hour to visit here. There is a coffee shop inside. You can take a map to see the specific location.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum水水漫三楼The National Air and Space Museum is large in scale, covering all aspects of aerospace history since the invention of the airplane by the Wright brothers, including gliders, aircraft, airplanes, transport planes, passenger planes, rockets, planetary probes, spacecraft, and artificial satellites. It also displays high-speed racing cars and motorcycles, capturing the vastness of the sky and space and the passion of speed. The gift shop also has a variety of shelves that attract many people's attention.
Union StationPpalettes_nyWashington's Central Station is not only a major train station in DC, but also a popular tourist attraction, the station was built in 1908, the classic French building, and it is also the headquarters of Amtrak, the second busiest railway station. The exterior of the whole building looks full of retro atmosphere. The Columbus Round Square is in front of the station. The interior of the station is also very distinctive. Even if you don’t come here by car, it is worth coming in and visiting. The station has a variety of murals, super distinctive.
Washington MonumentGGrace_cytThe Washington Monument is in the middle of the National Mall, also known as the obelisk, the tallest building in the neighborhood. You can climb the Washington Monument to visit and overlook the entire Washington, but it is difficult to make an appointment, make an appointment 30 days in advance, or try again one day in advance to see if there are any remaining tickets. The last way is to go to the scene early in the morning to queue up and receive free admission tickets, but the number of tickets is limited. We queued at 7:30 in the morning. At that time, there were only five or six people in front of us. At 8:30, the ticket was issued and it was very smooth to get 9: 00 Free entrance ticket. Queue in with tickets to visit and take the elevator directly to the top floor. Through the windows on the top floor, you can overlook the Washington, the Capitol to the east, the Jefferson Memorial to the south, the Lincoln Memorial to the west and the White House to the north. The weather was very good that day, the sky was very blue, and the film was very good with the mobile phone. The experience of climbing to the top was very good, and it was not bad to come over early in the morning. I started to queue up at 9 o'clock to visit, and it took about 10:30 to come out and take an hour and a half.
Lincoln MemorialGGrace_cytThe Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol are on the same vertical axis. The Washington Monument is at one end of the reflecting pool. The Lincoln Memorial is at the other end of the reflecting pool. It is a white ancient Greek temple-style memorial hall built for Lincoln. The memorial hall has no gate and is open. You can see the seated statue of Lincoln when you enter the building. The visit takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
ChinatownMM30***41Check out one of the Chinese restaurants there, or dine at the hawker centre with lots of stalls offering yummy food.
National MallGGrace_cytThe National Mall is an open public area of Washington, DC, and the longitudinal axis of east-west direction is spread over most of Washington's famous buildings. The westmost is the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument is located in the center, and the east is the Capitol. This area is also located in several well-known museums. The whole area can be visited on foot, and you can visit the building during the day and see the night view at night.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural HistoryGGrace_cytThe Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is free to visit, and this is the museum's wonderful night shooting site, and the first floor African elephant specimens will be brought into the movie scene. The museum is very rich in content, a total of 5 floors, the top 2 floors are the staff office, the bottom 3 floors are the exhibition halls that can be visited, we took two and a half hours to walk around the flower.