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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:29 AM Original message |
Fun and free things to do in Washington D.C.? |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
1. I used to enjoy prop falls down the Georgetown steps... |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. LOL, the old Exorcist steps. |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. 1993 Clinton Inaugural |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
2. You can spend a whole, happy weekend just on the mall |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 01:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. that's what I was thinking -- easy to get to, enough food nearby, |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:37 AM Response to Original message |
4. Squirrel fishing! |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
5. Why don't you ask Man Stuck in Traffic Circle? |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. STFU... |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:54 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. Well, there is one pretty cool place I could recommend.... |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Win! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
33. I agree. I like Bawlmer, Hon. nt |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #8 |
15. that will take up all of two hours. |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. So you had Jury Duty in Baltimore, eh? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. I don't understand why she doesn't root for the Ravens or the Bengals |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Why don't you? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. AMTRAK and MARC make Bawlmer easier to get to than Mt.Vernon! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. Sitting outside across from the zoo at the ZooBar is nice. nt |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. Watch the sunset at the National Cathedral. See the Lincoln and Vietnam Mems at night. |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
7. It's not fun but it is free - Holocaust Museum |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-05-09 10:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
41. Yes. Everyone MUST visit the Holocaust Museum. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
9. The National Zoo |
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TZ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. It its. |
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bif (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
10. And the Botanic Garden |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
13. The Air& Space annex at Dulles Airport |
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Tommy_Carcetti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Really? I just saw Transformers 2 and I swear it was in the middle of the Arizona desert. |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Good call. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:43 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. Doesn't it cost $12 just to park? I think so. NOT FREE nt |
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seemunkee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
17. Walking tour of Lincoln Memorial, Reflecting Pool, Washington Monument |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. Great Falls |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
19. thanks, all. Are there any weekend passes for the Metro? |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. You can buy daily passes for $6.50 per person. Parking at metro stations |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. Arlington Cemetary and Mount Vernon |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Mount Vernon is NOT National Park Service and admission is expensive. nt |
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nytemare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Admission is $15. Is that really that expensive? |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. The poster asked for "free" things to do. And getting out there will cost something. nt |
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SoxFan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. No, it isn't |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-05-09 10:02 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Mt. Vernon has great new museum on the grounds |
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JPZenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-05-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Observation Tower at the Old Post Office |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
24. Tour the U.S. Capitol building and then go to the Library of Congress. |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-05-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #24 |
43. Library of Congress is impressive, even if you're just a gawking tourist |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-04-09 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. DC mall has more free attractions than anywhere else in the US |
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Capn Sunshine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-05-09 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
40. Spell "BOMB" over and over in the subway |
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Common Sense Party (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-05-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
42. Tour the U.S. Mint...or whatever the place where they print the $$$$ |
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