Download or read book Wikitravel Washington, D.C. written by Peter B. Fitzgerald and published by Wikitravel Press. This book was released on 2009-11-07 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, has a collection of free, public museums unparalleled in size and scope throughout the history of mankind, and the lion's share of the nation's most treasured monuments and memorials. The vistas on the National Mall between the Capitol, Washington Monument, White House, and Lincoln Memorial are famous throughout the world as icons of the world's wealthiest and most powerful nation.Beyond the Mall, D.C. has in the past two decades shed its old reputation as a city both boring and dangerous, with shopping, dining, and nightlife scenes befitting a world-class metropolis. Travelers will find the city new, exciting, and decidedly cosmopolitan and international.Built using the award-winning Wikitravel website, all Wikitravel guides are written by fellow travelers and updated by our editors from top to bottom every single month, so you're always guaranteed to get the newest information.