Enjoy your trip to the United States with the Washington D.C. Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun. The Quick Trips to the United States Series provides key information about the best sights and experiences if you have just a few days to spend in the exciting destination of Washington D.C.. So don't waste time We give you sharp facts and opinions that are accessible to you quickly when in Washington D.C.. Like the best and most famous sightseeing attractions & fun activities (including U.S. Capitol, White House, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum, Vietnam War Memorial, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens, U.S. Botanic Garden, National Aquarium, Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Washington National Cathedral, Dumbarton Oaks Gardens, U.S. National Arboretum, Ford's Theatre National Historic Site, Smithsonian National Zoo, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception), where to experience the local culture, great local restaurant choices and accommodation for the budget-minded. Where to shop until you drop, party the night away and then relax and recover Also included is information about the typical weather conditions in Washington D.C., Entry Requirements, Health Insurance, Travelling with Pets, Airports & Airlines in the United States, Currency, Banking & ATMs, Credit Cards, Reclaiming VAT, Tipping Policy, Mobile Phones, Dialling Code, Emergency numbers, Public Holidays in the United States, Time Zone, Daylight Savings Time, School Holidays, Trading Hours, Driving Laws, Smoking Laws, Drinking Laws, Electricity, Tourist Information (TI), Food & Drink Trends, and a list of useful travel websites. The Washington D.C. Travel Guide: Sights, Culture, Food, Shopping & Fun - don't visit the United States without it Available in print and in ebook formats.
The newly redesigned National Geographic Destination Maps series strikes the perfect balance between map and guidebook, and they are the ideal resource for touring culturally and geographically unique areas. All maps are double-sided with beautiful photos and detailed travel information, including comprehensive road networks, local information and natural, historical and cultural places of interest. The maps are printed on durable, waterproof, tear-resistant material that is lightweight and easily folded to fit in your pocket.
Street Cars of Washington D.C. is a photographic essay of the history of the well-kept modern street car system that provided frequent transit service to much of our nation's capital up to its closure in January, 1962. Washington D.C. was the first North American city to operate its entire base service by President's Conference Committee (PCC) cars. Washington D.C. had the fifth largest PCC car fleet in North America. While these cars had poles for overhead wire operation, they were the only PCC cars in the world equipped with plows for conduit operation. Washington D.C. PCC cars, all built by St. Louis Car Company, were about two foot shorter in length or one less window than other PCC cars, because of short clearances in car house transfer tables. The Silver Sightseer in Washington D.C. was the world's first air conditioned street car. Fifty four years later in February 2016, street cars returned to Washington D.C. All of this has been included in Street Cars of Washington D.C.
