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Washington,
D.C., is the Federal Capital of the United States of America.
This city contains an incredible array of attractions that aren't
found elsewhere in the country. Among the attractions are a series
of memorials and monuments, such as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,
the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument.
While the Smithsonian Institution has programs and facilities
throughout the nation, Washington is where 16 of its museums and
the National Zoo are located, displaying less than two percent
of the 142 million artifacts the institute owns. Students are
particularly interested in the Air and Space Museum and the Natural
History Museum. Other prominent sights while in the Capital are
the cornerstones of the U.S. Government: the United States Capitol,
the United States Supreme Court and the White House, home of the
President of the United States. All of these are available to
you and your students.
Outside of the city, there are many civil war battlefields within
a short drive; and President Washington's home at Mount Vernon
is just a short drive south of the city. The port city of Baltimore
and Annapolis, home of the US Naval Academy, are within an hour
drive.
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