Washington DC
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, is the capital of the United States. The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast. The Washington metropolitan area, of which the District is a part, has a population of 5.8 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country.
The centers of all three branches of the federal government of the United States are in the District, including the Congress, President, and Supreme Court. Washington is home t many national monuments and museums, which are primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 176 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit organizations, lobbying groups, and professional associations.
In 2013, Washington DC welcomed a total of 19.0 million visitors, setting a new record for the city.
We recommend you stay in Washington DC for at list 2 nights. Main sights recommended are:
- The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States, symbolically the most important building of the country, US.
- The National Mall with approximately 24 million visitors each year is the entire area between the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Capitol, with the Washington Monument in the center.
- The Smithsonian museums consist of nineteen museums and galleries as well as the National Zoological Park. Seventeen of these collections are located in Washington D.C.
- Arlington National Cemetery, the nation's most treasured burial ground, is home to more than 285,000 honored dead.
- Jefferson Memorial, honoring the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, one of America’s Founding Fathers.
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