Washington D.C. in the Frommer's Day By Day series is a pocket-sized guide ideal for short trips, covering a variety of budgets. The best sights of each destination are listed in convenient full-day tours for one, two or three days such as: thematic tours for interests including art, architecture & history are described, allowing you to get the most out of your time; walking tours take you around each destination ...

Washington, DC in the Eyewitness Family Guides Series has been designed to help families get the most from their visit. It offers sightseeing itineraries & a balanced choice of culture & activities that are focused around major sights to keep parents & kids entertained. Practical information along with the maps ensures a fun & relaxed family holiday. The fully illustrated book starts with an overview of Washington, DC, it then organises the city into 6 different areas providing more specific information for each one in the sightseeing section; a final chapter details 33 day trips from the city. The guide opens with an introduction & presents the highlights, a yearly calendar of holidays & festivals, & a historical outline. It then provides information to help plan your family holiday, including advice on how to get there, getting around, health, money & communications, shopping, where to stay etc. The sightseeing pages offer a general context of each area showing the must-see attractions & a locator map illustrating the neighborhoods it covers. A ...

Washington, DC in the Eyewitness Family Guides Series has been designed to help families get the most from their visit. It offers sightseeing itineraries & a balanced choice of culture & activities that are focused around major sights to keep parents & kids entertained. Practical information along with the maps ensures a fun & relaxed family holiday. The fully illustrated book starts with an overview of Washington, DC, it then organises the city into 6 different areas providing more specific information for each one in the sightseeing section; a final chapter details 33 day trips from the city. The guide opens with an introduction & presents the highlights, a yearly calendar of holidays & festivals, & a historical outline. It then provides information to help plan your family holiday, including advice on how to get there, getting around, health, money & communications, shopping, where to stay etc. The sightseeing pages offer a general context of each area showing the must-see attractions & a locator map illustrating the neighborhoods it covers. A ...

Every American, at some point in their life, will want to visit the nation`s capital, & it is most important that parents take their children there. For adults of all ages, for young people, & for families, this Easy Guide states preferences in activities & in the choice of lodgings & meals; our author isn`t shy about revealing what she likes most (and what she dislikes). She is Elise Hartman Ford, a long-experienced journalist & Washington, D.C. resident, who--in addition to writing books about the capital--is also the author of a popular app for Washington, D.C. ...

Washington DC with the whole District of Columbia (apart from the southernmost corner of Alexandria) plus the adjoining counties on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. An enlargement presents downtown DC in greater detail. Communities covered by this map include Bladensburg, Cheverly, Chevy Chase, College Park, Glenarden, Hyattsville, New Carrollton & Takoma Park
- all in Maryl&, plus Falls Church in Virginia. Rand Mc Nally street plans provide coverage of cities with their outer suburbs, clearly indicating main traffic arteries: highways (distinguishing between free & toll access), plus primary & secondary routes. Road numbers and/or names are clearly displayed & exit numbers are indicated. Locations of service & rest areas are marked & one way streets are shown. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers for easier identification of addresses. The maps show railway, bus &, where appropriate, metro stations. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest including cultural & academic institutions, various municipal facilities, golf courses, etc. The plans have extensive street indexes, supplemented by lists of points of interest, parks & recreational areas, shopping malls, stations, schools, etc.
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Clear street plan extending from the National Arboretum in the east to Fort Myer & the Arlington Cemetery in the west, & from the Ronald Reagan Airport in the south to howard University in the north. Railways & subway system routes are included in the detail & pastel colours distinguish parks, government buildings, institutions, attractions & cemeteries. Symbols denote churches, museums, places of interest, police stations, post offices, hospitals, embassies, tourist information offices, bus terminals, department stores, theatres & cinemas. A diagram shows the subway & commuter rail network & its associated commuter parking facilities, & another small inset map shows major roads of the whole DC area. Indexed for each quadrant of the city. ...

The main map shows the central area of Washington, from Capitol Hill & Union Station to the Arlington National Cemetery, & from Dupont Circle in the north to the Pentagon. Pedestrian areas, one-way streets & car parks are marked & small illustrations show the locations of the main landmarks. On the reverse: a road map of the region around DC, a street plan of Alexandria, a diagram of the metro system & maps detailing road access to the two main airports: Washington Dulles International & Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The main map is indexed for streets & sites of interest, & there is some information about selected highlights of the city. ...

Washington DC in the Countries, Regions & Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers & serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed & personal takes on each destination, a feature often more limited in other guidebooks. Cultural & historical nuances are explored in significant depth throughout the text & descriptions on the ambience of individual settings alongside personal recommendations, particularly in cities, are notably prevalent. Each Rough Guide in the Countries, Regions & Cities series has a similar layout. A ...

Make the most of your city break with the handy Washington City Map. Highly practical & easy to use, one side contains a map of Washington with places of interest marked on it, while comprehensive tourist & transport information, including top sights, shopping, where to eat & drink, ticketing information, a transport map & how to get around, can be found on the reverse. Printed on durable, plasticised paper, the Washington City Map is perfect for guiding you around the city. ...

Discover the sights of America`s fascinating capital city with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Washington, DC 2017. The best things to do in Washington, DC
- from visiting the iconic White House & United States Capitol to the National Air & Space Museum
- are showcased with fantastic photography, illustrations & detailed descriptions. DK Eyewitness Travel`s recommendations for the best museums in Washington, DC, & for where to shop, eat & sleep, will help you plan your perfect trip. Further afield, escape the city to discover the wild natural beauty of Shenandoah National Park`s Blue Ridge Mountains, or delve into more US history at Gettysburg & George Washington`s Mount Vernon.

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