Museum time depends on your interests and how much you read, I would give a
half day for each place on average, maybe more for American History and
Holocaust and zoo. But most museums could take most of a day or even more
if you are really interested in the content. The national portrait gallery
and museum of women in the arts are good too, but are a few blocks off The
Mall. If you need to escape crowds, go there. I haven't done the castle
tour, I know from experience that the white house tour is not worth the
trouble. Arlington house at Arlington cemetary is nice, as is Mount Vernon,
if you find yourself having any extra time. You can buy tickets with local
tour companies that will take you all over.
You should get Holocaust museum tickets a day or two before for a couple of
dollars, it is worth it, it saves hours of time standing in line. Summer
crowds are frightening and if you get tickets ahead of time you won't miss
this amazing museum. In summer they run out of tickets alot, from what I
have heard. The hotel should be able to help with that.
As for accomodations, if you stay in the city, Foggy bottom and Dupont
circle are nice and on the metro (subway), the area around the white house
is pretty safe and convenient, or you could save money staying in a hotel
in Virginia that is accessible to the metro. Roslyn and Arlington are right
outside the city and should be cheaper than in the city, but you still
would not need a car. if you book through expedia.com or another travel web
site you could get a good deal. There are tons of hotels in the area. The
scary areas are scattered around, but usually are not in the typical
tourist areas. In general southeast and southwest DC have more iffy areas.
I hope you enjoy DC. I lived there for five years and it has alot to offer.
you can e-amil me if you have any specific questions about neighborhoods
and such. I am unemployed and have plenty of time to help. :)
Elizabeth Walton
www.clotheslinejournal.com
At 01:43 PM 7/25/02 +1000, you wrote:
>>>>
A query from Australia. Several years ago we made a trip to the USA with
the major intention of visiting Washington and finally seeing the
Smithsonian campuses and the Holocaust Museum. At that time there was a
budget or congessional funding crisis and, although American friends
assured us it would never be a problem, when we arrived everything was
closed (and stayed that way for the 5-6 days of our visit). We're giving
it another go in October. We have six days (Monday through Saturday) and
want to spend the whole time seeing museums, galleries, and the zoo. If I
could impose on list members with local knowledge... (1) It's probably not
enough time, but how much time should we allow at: zoo, Air and Space
museum, American History Museum, National Gallery of Art, Natural History
Museum, the Holocaust Museum (2) We have been Smithsonian members for many
years and know that membership includes a "tour" of the Castle...should we
book that and do it? (3) When we were last there we did get to the Viet
Nam Memorial, and the major monuments (fortunately not closed!!). What are
"must see" items should be on our list? (4) Given the Australian dollar is
worth 50cents US, can anyone recommend convenient but reasonable (no, read
cheap!) accommodation? We hear some areas are a bit unsafe. My sincere
thanks for advice. It's a long way to traveland this time we are really
hoping to make the most of it! Please reply off-line if you prefer so it
doesn't inconvenience or annoy other list members.
[log in to unmask] Sharron Dickman
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