Topic: Washington, DC
The eastern U.S. cooked for another day Wednesday as unrelenting heat promised to push thermometers past 100 degrees in urban "heat islands," buckled roads, slowed trains and pushed utilities toward the limit of the electrical grid's capacity. Philadelphia, Richmond, Va., and Baltimore, ...
New 'America the Beautiful' series of quarters launches with Hot Springs, 55 more to followThe U.S. Mint's list of quarters highlighting America's national parks. The order of issue is based on when the parks were established. Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas ...
There are many types of cruises out there and there are many reasons to go on a cruise. If you’re planning one for your next holiday you might want to consider visiting one of the five most culturally significant places on earth. ...
US Mint list of new national park quarters, in order the coins will be producedThe U.S. Mint announced Wednesday that it will produce a series of quarters highlighting America's national parks, one per state and territory, beginning next year. The coins will ...
2 Thomas Eakins works from the Hirshhorn Museum sell at NYC auction for combined $461,000Two Thomas Eakins paintings put up for auction in New York City by Washington's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden have been sold for a combined $461,000.Christie's auction house ...
Designer unveils plans for new, 4-story National Children's Museum near WashingtonThe new National Children's Museum near Washington, D.C., will be a four-story building with a rooftop garden and a wall of living plants.The museum designs were unveiled Wednesday by Connecticut architect Cesar ...
Guide to cultural events and Inauguration Day in WashingtonMore than 2 million people are expected to converge on Washington for the presidential inauguration, and Cultural Tourism DC offers a guide to attractions and cultural events at http: //www.CulturalTourismDC.org. Click on the link ...
Reservations, Web sites, guidebookIf you're thinking about a trip to a national park next summer, you may want to start researching your itinerary now. Campsites and cabins can be secured up to six months in advance at http: //www.recreation.gov and the National ...
We have learned that the bell of the CSS Virginia, aka the USF Merrimack, which did battle with the Union ironclad Monitor, 8 March 1892, has been given to the National Museum of the United States Navy at Washington, DC, by Adrian ...
Looking for a new vacation travel destination? Wondering which holiday spots don't get the credit they deserve, and which ones receive too much? Here are some tips on a few of the most over- and underrated places.Underrated: South Dakota/Black Hills. Beautiful oasis ...
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