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    Touring Washington DC
    Touring Washington DC
    Touring Washington DC
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    Touring Washington DC

    By Carrie Cook

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    Overviews from general safety tips and using the metro to packing check list and places of interest both on and off the National Mall are included. This book was originally compiled in the mid-1990s as a complement to a genealogical research and sight-seeing trip provided by our company. Its last major revision occurred in 1999. However, some brief updates have been made to this book since then.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGregath Company, Inc.
    Release dateDec 13, 2011
    ISBN9781465843852
    Touring Washington DC
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    Carrie Cook

    Carrie Ann Cook is a published author, illustrator and free-lance photographer. She holds an AA and BS in Elementary Education. Having certified for teaching in several states, she has taught elementary grades as well as genealogy, writing and computer classes at the Northeast Technology Center, Afton, Oklahoma. She has also served the Miami (Oklahoma) Public Library as Genealogy and Local History Specialist. Currently, she is the owner of Gregath Company, Inc. and Webmaster of assorted sites. Carrie has been active in various genealogy, speaking and history organizations (including service and lineal) throughout the years. She served the Oklahoma Division UDC for the 2008-2010 administration as state Historian as well as currently holding several assorted chapter offices in other organizations. At the age of 40, she has been public speaking on genealogical, historical and writing/publishing topics for nearly two decades. A life long learner, she enjoys new insights offered while attending educational opportunities such as Historical Preservation Conferences, NIGR, and recently, the National Land and Genealogical Record Symposium, Beatrice, Nebraska, 2011.

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      Touring Washington DC - Carrie Cook

      Touring Washington DC

      Compiled by Carrie Ann Cook for Gregath Company, Incorporated

      Copyright 2011 Carrie Ann Cook

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      This book was originally compiled in the mid-1990s as a complement to a genealogical research and sight-seeing trip provided by our company. Its last major revision occurred in 1999. However, some brief updates have been made to this book since then.

      Table of Contents

      General Safety Tips

      Guided Tours

      Checklist of Items for the Trip

      Major Places of Interest

      The National Mall

      Monuments and Memorials

      Jefferson Monument

      Korean

      Lincoln

      Vietnam

      Washington

      The Smithsonian Institution

      Anacostia

      Arts & Industries

      Cooper Hewitt – Design

      Freer Gallery

      Hirshhorn - Museum & Sculpture Garden

      Air & Space

      The National Gallery of Art

      American History

      Natural History

      American Art & Portrait

      Postal

      Renwick

      Theatres

      Ford's

      Kennedy Center

      National

      Some Other Points of Interest

      Arlington National Cemetery

      Botanical Gardens

      Bureau of Printing and Engraving

      Cathedral

      Dumbarton Oaks

      Federal Bureau of Investigation

      Georgetown

      Holocaust Museum

      Mount Vernon

      Old Post Office Pavilion

      Old Town Alexandria

      Pentagon

      Supreme Court

      U.S. Capitol

      Union Station

      Wolf Trap

      Metro

      Metrorail

      Metrobus

      General Safety Tips

      Maintain a self-assured presence. If you act like a tourist, you will be noticed as a tourist. Act as if you belong in the city. Here are a few specific tips to help a new traveler blend in and not be noticed:

      When possible, maintain soft eye contact. To do this, let your peripheral vision expand beyond what you are paying specific attention to. It lets you be more aware of what's happening around you, as well as making you look less like a deer caught in the headlights.

      Try to dress without outwardly showing you belong to a certain (tourist) group. Name tags, specialty ribbons or jewelry, etc. are dead giveaways to those looking for a tourist.

      Keep all facial expression neutral when you are not sure of the situation. Women often stare limply (a real smile causes your eyes to wrinkle) out of discomfort, which makes them look weak and approachable. Keep your mouth relaxed without frowning or tightening your lips.

      Keep moving when going somewhere. Walk with purpose at a comfortable gait, like you know where you are going, even when you don't.

      Never travel anywhere alone. Safety is truly in numbers. Even a quick cab ride could turn into trouble if one is alone.

      Upon check-in at the hotel, locate the nearest exit to your room, other than the elevator in case of fire or other emergency.

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      Guided Tours

      Gold Line/Gray Line Tours: (301) 386 - 8300.

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