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Cultural Tourism DC (CTDC) offered a range of guided and self-guided walking tours of historic neighborhoods in Washington, DC. These Neighborhood Heritage Trails relate the history of DC's communities through poster-sized street signs displaying text, maps, and historic photos. The 1-to-2-mile (1.6 to 3.2 km) walking tours can be navigated ...
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
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Tourist attractions in Washington, D.C. (30 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Tourism in Washington, D.C." The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
This is a list of properties and districts in Washington, D.C., on the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 600 listings, including 74 National Historic Landmarks of the United States and another 13 places otherwise designated as historic sites of national importance by Congress or the President. [1]
The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 78 National Historic Landmarks.The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
Chuck Brown performing go-go music Jazzist Duke Ellington, shown here performing in Washington in 1946, is among the most prominent musicians to come from DC. D.C. has its own native music genre, called go-go , a musical subgenre that is a blend of funk, blues, and rhythm, and old-school hip-hop that originated in the Washington, D.C., area in ...
Events DC is the official convention, sports and entertainment authority for the District of Columbia. Events DC is a quasi-public company based in Washington, D.C. that owns and manages the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, CareFirst Arena, the RFK Stadium Campus, and Nationals Park among other DC venues. It also promotes, sponsors and ...