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Tourist Attractions in Washington DC

Tourist attractions in Washington DC draw thousands of visitors to this region every year. Washington DC is the capital of the United States. Considering the status of the United States as a world power, Washington DC is important in more ways than one as far as the United States, and the rest of the world is concerned.

Tourist attractions in Washington DC include places like Capitol Hill, the White House, the Smithsonian Institute, the Library of Congress, the National Museum of Natural History, the Titanic Memorial, and in case you are interested you will also find the oldest working elevator in the world.

You may like to pay a visit to 637 Indiana Avenue NW, in Washington DC. Located towards the north of Pennsylvania avenue, you will be able to locate this elevator in a popular sandwich shop. The best part is that this elevator is still functional.

The American Acropolis is another of the many tourist attractions in Washington DC that you should not miss. This was part of the Capitol. The huge columns remind one of the Parthenon in Greece. Usually the visiting hours are from eight in the morning to five in the evening.

In case you have watched the James Cameron super hit "Titanic" (released in 1997), you may like to pay a visit to the Titanic Memorial, in Washington DC. This memorial to the heartbreaking tragedy can be visited anyway but if you have seen the scene (from the 1997 movie) where Kate Winslet and Leonardo Di Caprio stand at the helm of the ship and stretch out their hands, a visit to this memorial will tell you from where the idea was, probably, inspired.

The memorial in Waterfront Park reminds one of the tragedy that took the lives of the helpless passengers of the doomed luxury liner.

The other tourist attractions in Washington DC include places like Washington National Cathedral that is located on Wisconsin Avenue. The imposing cathedral is open from Monday to Sunday, and its timings are from ten in the morning to half past four in the evening. During the summer season the museum may be kept open for longer hours. This magnificent cathedral should be ideally visited in the morning when you can watch the sunlight filtering in through the stained glass windows. You will find Helen Keller's final resting place, here.

If you want to enjoy the city of Washington DC, from a different view then you may settle for one of the Potomac River Cruises. These are also major tourist attractions in Washington DC. These river boat cruises take place quite a number of times during the day, and will give you a grand view of the city with its magnificent monuments. It is advisable that you try a lunch as well as dinner time, hour long river boat cruise. This will give you a beautiful view of the city during the day time as well as at night. These cruises start from Washington Harbor and give you a great opportunity for taking photographs.

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