Onsite - June 2009

POINTS

OF INTEREST IN WASHINGTON, DC & ARLINGTON, VA

Washington, DC is home to the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum complex and research organization composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo. Admission is free for all Smithsonian museums and the zoo in Washington, D.C.

Things to see in
Washington, DC…

Local Favorites in Washington, DC:

• Jefferson Memorial

• Lincoln Memorial

• Library of Congress

• National Cathedral

• Union Station

• U.S. Capitol

• Vietnam Memorial

• Washington

Monument

• African Art Museum

• Air and Space Museum and
Udvar-Hazy Center

• American Art Museum

• American History Museum

• American Indian Museum on the Mall

• Anacostia Community Museum

• Freer and Sackler Galleries (Asian art)

• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture
Garden (modern and contemporary
art)

• National Zoo

• Natural History Museum

• Postal Museum

• Renwick Gallery (American crafts)

• Smithsonian Institution Building, the
Castle (visitor information)

Newseum The Newseum — a 250,000-square-foot museum of news — offers visitors an experience that blends five centuries of news history with up-to-the-second technology and hands-on exhibits.

Things to see in
Arlington…

International Spy Museum The International Spy Museum showcases more than 200 gadgets, weapons, bugs, cameras, vehicles, and technologies used for espionage throughout the world.

Iwo Jima Memorial This memorial was modeled after a Pulitzer-prize winning photograph take on the island of Iwo Jima during WWII. The memorial is dedicated to all marines who gave their lives in battle.

Arlington National Cemetery More than four million people visit the cemetery annually, many coming to pay final respects at graveside services, of which nearly 100 are conducted each week, Monday through Friday. Arlington Mansion and 200 acres of ground immediately surrounding it were designated officially as a military cemetery on June 15, 1864.

Most museums are open daily,
10:00 am – 5:30pm
Phone (202) 633-1000
www.smithsonian.org
Check out www.washington.org for more details.

Air Force Memorial Inaugurated in October 2006, the soaring Air Force Memorial is dedicated to the “Men and Women of the United States Air Force and its Heritage Organizations.”

Enter
for a chance to win!

Araffle of two 46” Sharp LCD Televisions will take place in the exhibit hall on Monday at 6: 45 pm and Tuesday at 1: 45 pm.