coastermaniac Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Anyone been to Washington D.C. before? Because I am going there with my school and I was just wondering how fun it will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted January 27, 2007 Share Posted January 27, 2007 Not the cheapest city to visit. Hit the Smithsonian museums if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterofthematrix91 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 1 Go to the smithsonian 2 Holocaust Measeum (spend all day there) 3 all of the monuments 4 Arlington cemetery(tomb of the unkown)  5 STAY AT THE WILLARD!! (you might have seen the loby in the movie Casino Royale)  6 Take a tour of XM Radio if possible  7 ALL of the monuments  anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I love DC to visit. It's a really nice place with plenty to do. You'll have a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterExpert13 Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I Last visited D.C. in 2004, I went to the Holocaust Museum, The Lincoln Memorial, The White House ect. Before I got there, I thought it would be boring, but I was wrong, I had a good time but spent a good bit of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 The museums of the Smithsonian are amazing--and admission is free. Does your tour include the new Air and Space Museum out by Dulles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted January 28, 2007 Author Share Posted January 28, 2007 I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I went in May what you got to do is  1. See the White House  2. Visit Arlington Cemetary and see the changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the unknown. ( They are real strict when watching it. If they see you chewing gum they will kick you out.)  3. Visit the monuments  4. Visit National Zoo  5. Visit Smithsonian ( I wanted to but I was on a school trip and it was not in the plans )  Off course if you go with your school you will probly not get a choice on where yoou go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 Best class trip I ever went on. You will honestly love every second of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezus Juice Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I don't get it. Outside of central florida DC is probably the cheapest place you can possibly visit. Â Every museum and monument is free. A day pass on the metro is like 8 bucks. A sheet of $1 bills at the mint is less than $10. What did you guys spend all of your money on? LOL Â Monica and I go there all of the time. Parking is cheap at metro stations, there are tons of parks in the area. We always enjoy it. Plus where else can you stand in an actual holocaust railcar (outside of nazi germany anyway ) Â Go to DC, it's awesome! Be sure to moon some government buildings while you're there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haiderodes Posted January 28, 2007 Share Posted January 28, 2007 I have only been once so far...January 2006. It was work related so pretty much all of my daylight hours were spent at the hotel, but I did get out at night and I have to say that fell in love with the city. There's a lot to do. Lots of little "details" to discover which is something that I love about visiting a new city. The Metro was probably the most user friendly public transit I have ever used. Â The big stuff is free, but I could see how it could get expensive. The biggest costs would probably be hotel. I stayed at the Doubletree, really nice boutique style hotel. I'd definately like to go again in the spring or fall and check out the parts of the city I missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted January 29, 2007 Share Posted January 29, 2007 I've been twice. The first was a family trip in '04 and the latest was a school trip last year. You'll love it. If you are indeed going with school, it's more than likely that you won't have freetime. Our schedule was packed to the limit. We basically saw about everything there is to see in DC in four days including a day at BGE. Do you know what company this trip is planned through? If it's World Strides it will probably be the way I described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayrb Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Living next the DC nearly my entire life, it's lost any special meaning in my life. Field trips galore to the museums all through school, gets really boring and such. Though I do have some favorite things in DC: Washington Monument, cool views from 500feet in the air through tiny windows though I haven't been in since the renovation and new gift shop...? WWII Memorial is one of the nicest monuments in that little area (if you need something that is visually interesting and not a deeper meaning like the Vietnam memorial). Air & Space Museum Certainly the most interesting of them all. Has IMAX Natural History Personal favorite also has IMAX American Indian Museum don't know much about it, brand new and haven't been inside yet. Holocaust (if you're interested) Â And the Museum of American History is getting major work done and has been shutdown, not sure for how long... Also the Modern Art is always interesting. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkTrips Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 So American History is shut down? I was under-impressed by it last summer, there was a lot of work going on, though before it had been one of my favorites. Sigh. Aerospace museum still rules all, a trip to it in 2005 alone ALMOST convinced me to stay an AE major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okinawaboy11 Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 Being that I live in DC (Well, 15 minutes away). I'm going to say, its a great town, when it's light out.  Most defiantly stay in groups at all times. Especially if you leave the hotel at night. It's very easy to get mugged. The Monuments at night are sometimes even better than in the day. If you can, hit up DuPont circle for some of the BEST food around. La Tomate is a great little Italian restaurant in DuPont. If you plan on going to the top of the Washington Monument make sure you have some sort of major ID and get their early as they only give out a limited number of tickets each day. They usually sell out fast.  All the monuments can be done in a day and the Smithsonian museums can be done in a day. I found nothing special in them except for the Holocaust museum (which isn't even run by Smithsonian, its run by the park services I believe). It's an extremely depressing and graphic museum but its REALLY interesting.  Erhh, I'm not sure what else. Try to get your teacher to talk to your state representative person thingy (I'm not sure of their correct political name) to get a tour in the Capital Building or White House. They're both VERY interesting.  Hmm, if you want to spend loads of money, go to Union Station. GREAT shopping, and if y'all are up for a 20 minute bus ride go to Tyson's Corner. Some of the BEST shopping that isn't crammed into a mall.  Thats really it in a nut shell.  My favorite thing to do in DC is take pictures, and EAT EAT EAT! They have a great selection of food. My favorite monument is the Korean and Vietnam memorial.  There ya go  Oh and... American Indian Museum don't know much about it, brand new and haven't been inside yet.  It was HORRIBLE. Sorry All it was was Totem Poles and fancy shmancy sculptures. It was really a let down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nayrb Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 American Indian Museum don't know much about it, brand new and haven't been inside yet.  It was HORRIBLE. Sorry All it was was Totem Poles and fancy shmancy sculptures. It was really a let down. Blar! Well at least the architecture on the outside of the building is kickass to look at  Oh, and the food at the museum is crap (or at least it was 4 years ago when I last had it) not to mention overpriced. Stay away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted January 31, 2007 Share Posted January 31, 2007 i think posting some pics about buildings in Washington would be a good idea to keep this thread going on. that means everybody in this TPR board may be gonna give some feedbacks and this gets fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 i think posting some pics about buildings in Washington would be agood idea to keep this thread going on. that means everybody in this TPR board may be gonna give some feedbacks and this gets fun! Â Â I agree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satoshi Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 thanks a lot! looks like you need to start posting picture stuffs with your comments about DC thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Go to DuPont Circle and tell them Ted sent ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxo Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 American Indian Museum don't know much about it, brand new and haven't been inside yet. Â It was HORRIBLE. Sorry All it was was Totem Poles and fancy shmancy sculptures. It was really a let down. Â I second this motion, half of the American Indian museum is a giftshop...check out the other Smithsonians, the National Gallery and the monuments (especially at night). Â Most of all, have fun! D.C. is a great city, I just wish my dad was still working there so I could visit it more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Six Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I loved my trip to Washington D.C. Of course I was only around 8 or so, so I'm sure if I was to go back I'd find it a lot more exciting. But nevertheless it was a great one day trip. When I do make my way back to the east coast I think its one of the places I would like to go back and revisit. _six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastermaniac Posted March 11, 2007 Author Share Posted March 11, 2007 I just got back from Washington D.C. on Friday. I had a blast. I went to many of the places that everyone mentioned and suggested. Some of the places that I went were the Capital Building, the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, the Smithsonian Museum of National History, and many other places. But we hardly got to shop for suveniers because our schedule was so packed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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