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Washington DC Capital Area Attractions
	Northern Virginia From the colonial period the influence of George Washington and the founding fathers is found here in abundance. George Washington truly does sleep in Northern Virginia. He and his devoted wife Martha are interred at his colonial estate, Mount Vernon, on the shore of the Potomac in southern Fairfax County. The history of Washington and the colonial and revolutionary war period can also be found nearby at other Washington related sites. The Civil War’s first conflicts were fought in Northern Virginia at Manassas (Bull Run) in 1861. The second Battle of Manassas occurred in the same area in 1862. The area is preserved and offers a visitors center and museum depicting the two conflicts at the site. The commander of the Confederate forces General Robert E. Lee, and his wife Mary Custis Lee, the great granddaughter of Martha Washington, lived in the family estate, now known as Arlington House, from 1831 to 1861. The home with a commanding view of the city of Washington, from the western side of the Potomac, and was to become the site of one of the most hollowed grounds in our nation. On, the site of the Custis Lee estate Arlington National Cemetery, serves as the final resting place of thousand who served and as a reminder of high the price of freedom.. Along the Potomac on the eastern edge of Arlington Cemetery is the Pentagon, the world largest office building and a symbol of the emergence after World War II of the US as the leading non-communist nation in the cold war period. Monuments/Memorials Arlington National Cemetery George Washington Masonic Memorial U.S. Marine Memorial Museums Alexandria Archeology Museum Fort Ward Museum and Park National Air and Space Museum (Dulles) National Marine Corps Museum The Newseum Historic Sites/Buildings Carlyle House Christ Church Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope Leighey House Gadsby's Tavern Gunston Hall Plantation Lee-Fendall House Lloyd House Alexandria Library The Lyceum Manassas National Battlefield Mount Vernon, the Estate of George Washington Patowmack Canal and Great Falls National Park The Pentagon Pohick Church River Farm Sully Plantation Woodlawn Plantation Other Places Of Interest Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run Colvin Run Mill Park George Washington's Mill State Park Green Spring Gardens Park and Horticulture Center Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park Performing Arts/Cultural Sites/Sports Arenas Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts Shopping/Entertainment Northern Virginia Regional Shopping Centers	Washington, DC The Nation’s capital, sits at the center of the region which is traversed by the Potomac River. The seat of the Nation's government provides visitors with some of the worlds most famous landmarks including the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the Smithsonian Museums, and a plethora of monuments, museums and other attractions at the core of the Washington, DC area.. East of the Potomac surrounding Washington DC, to the north east and south are the Maryland suburbs of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties offering a multitude of attractions (as well as nearby Baltimore and Annapolis). Other Attractions in the Capital Region Monuments/Memorials Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Thomas Jefferson Memorial Korean War Veterans Memorial Lincoln Memorial United States Navy Memorial and Naval Heritage Center Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Washington Monument National World War II Memorial Museums Corcoran Gallery of Art Ford's Theatre & Lincoln Museum International Spy Museum National Gallery of Art United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The Smithsonian Museums and Art Galleries Smithsonian Institution Visitor Information Center Anacostia Museum Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Arts & Industries Building Freer Gallery of Art Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden National Air & Space Museum National Museum of African Art National Museum of American History National Museum of American Art National Museum of Natural History National Museum of the American Indian National Portrait Gallery National Postal Museum National Zoological Park Renwick Gallery Historic Sites/Buildings Library of Congress National Archives & Records Administration National Building Museum National Shrine Of The Immaculate Conception Old Post Office The White House United States Capitol United States Supreme Court Washington National Cathedral The National Mall Other Places Of Interest Bureau of Engraving & Printing Cherry Blossom Info Chesapeake and Potomac National Park Dumbarton Oaks Embassies in Washington, D.C. Federal Bureau of Investigation Frederick Douglas National Historic Site National Aquarium National Arboretum National Geographic Society Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Performing Arts/Cultural Sites/Sports Arenas John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts MCI Arena National Theatre Shopping/Entertainment Old Post Office Union Station Places to Eat in Washington DC

Washington DC Capital Area Attractions