<p>Can anyone help me find a map of the Mall area in Washington? I have a free day there Sunday, and I want to hit all of the popular attractions that I can.</p>
<p>Can someone find me a map and help me formulate a plan?</p>
<p>I hope so, because I’m certainly incapable of doing it myself.</p>
<p>Thaaaaaanks.</p>
<p>The mall is so crowded with different Memorials now that you will have no problem getting to anything. It is actually a pretty sweey layout with everything within walking distance if you are adept to walking. I think there is some sort of people mover that takes you around the mall, but on weekends it might be too crowded for its own good. Also be aware that ALOT of people will be in DC for the Fourth.</p>
<p>Thanks for the post…could you give me an idea of what all i could reasonably see in a day?</p>
<p>I have the entire day, and I’m willing to spend it all there.</p>
<p>A map would be especially useful, because I want the full tour and I have no idea of where anything is.</p>
<p>Thanks so much.</p>
<p>The people mover that Joev is talking about is a trolley. They have trolleys that run around the mall. </p>
<p>But I do have one warning though. You won’t be able to get that close to many of the monuments anymore. You really can’t get anywhere near the Washington monument because of all of the construction. And many other buildings are closed off.</p>
<p>Yes there will be monuments you can see really close like you can touch them. I think the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials are like that. Although they aren’t necessarily on the mall. But have fun though…and it will be crowded. </p>
<p>In a day…you can see everything. All though there are many good museums and they take time to go through. I like the National Museum of American History…but I would not pass up the Smithsonian Museum. They take time to go through…but seeing other things goes by fast.</p>
<p>So, if you were to make a list, what could I see in one day?</p>
<p>I would say that in a day you could see:</p>
<p>The Washington Monument (from kind of off…you can’t go in it right now)
The Smithsonial Museum
The Museum of Natural History
Well…you can look at many museums…because they are all in the same area (but probably limit yourself to no more than three)
The Vietnam Memorial you definitally need to see</p>
<p>Wow…I’m drawing a blank as to what else is in D.C. This might be important…would you be walking on foot or taking the trolley…or bus or something?</p>
<p>1 Lincoln Memorial
2 Vietnam Veterans Memorial
3 The Washington Monument
4 National Museum of American History
5 National Museum of Natural History
6 National Gallery of Art
7 National Air and Space Museum
8 Korean War Memorial
9 Smithsonian Institute
10 World War II Memorial
11 US Holocaust Memorial Museum
12 Jefferson Memorial </p>
<p>This might be an ambitious list, but you won’t spend that much time at Lincoln Memorial and Jefferson Memorial unless you want to sketch it or something. There are only so many times you can look up and go “Wow, there is the Lincoln Memorial.” Half of the fun is just in walking the Mall itself. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.washington-landmarks.com/map_national_mall.html[/url]”>http://www.washington-landmarks.com/map_national_mall.html</a></p>
<p>Is there any way to include the White House in this list if I, say, took out one of the museums?</p>
<p>joev is right. I would also check out The Arlington Cem, but you only have one day so I doubt it is worth taking a cab/metro over there and then spending a couple or hours seeing the massive amounts of graves and The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier. Remember that you can always tour the monuments at night. </p>
<p>I highly recommend Georgetown or Dupont Circle for shopping of eating if you have time.</p>
<p>when i was at DC, my friend and i visited, all in one day, 10 of the places joev mentioned (and we walked to all 10). we also passed by the white house on the way to the Mall area. i didn’t get a chance to see the art gallery, but the next day, my friend went there in addition to DuPont Circle/Georgetown, the US capitol building (a tour of the inside), the spy museum, and the bureau of engraving. for the latter three, i believe you have to get tickets early in the morning to be assigned a time slot later in the day… same for the holocaust museum, which we visited on the 3rd day, but their tickets don’t run out as quickly (we got there at 11 and got a slot for 3 pm). we then took the metro to arlington cemetery (stopped at 4 sites including the tomb of the unknown soldier where we saw changing of the guards). our chaperone couldn’t get enough of DC, so we spent hours trying to look for a rental car facility that had a car available (long story), then we took an illuminated tour of DC. i strongly recommend it-- DC is beautiful at night. we passed by the monuments, the Smithsonian area, the Library of Congress, and the Supreme Court. at least we were in a car at that point.</p>
<p>remember to put suntan lotion on. i wasn’t expecting to get a sunburn (hadn’t had one for 7 years) but i did. also, it was incredibly hot (and humid) in DC unlike any other place i’ve been in, so be forewarned.</p>
<p>I’ll be getting there via the Metro, so what would be a good schedule (e.g. where to start, where to go from there, etc…)</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>hey I’m a George Washington University student which is very close to all that stuff and I just got this e-mail to warn me about July 4. Has some good tips.</p>
<p>To The George Washington University Community:</p>
<p>As the Independence Day holiday approaches, there are some important things to think
about at the Foggy Bottom campus on the Fourth of July. Hundreds of thousands of
visitors are expected to attend the celebration on The National Mall, just a few blocks
south of the campus. If you’ve never seen them, the fireworks are extraordinary. It is
likely that as many as half of those going to The National Mall will pass through the
campus and many of those will be looking for parking around the campus (and many will
be getting frustrated). They will begin to arrive in the late afternoon and continue through
the evening.</p>
<p>This increase in both vehicular and pedestrian traffic through our campus means that
traffic flow will be disrupted at times. Residents, faculty, and staff are encouraged to
anticipate significant delays. Those planning to be on the campus will do best to arrive
early, depart early, and approach campus from the north.</p>
<p>Metro will close the Smithsonian Station for the day, so passengers will need to use other
nearby stations. Overall, the number of passengers using public transportation ?
including the Foggy Bottom-GWU station ? will increase markedly, and significant
delays and crowding should be expected. Also, all Metro passengers using the Foggy
Bottom-GWU Station, and some using the Farragut West Station, will walk through our
campus.</p>
<p>With a crowd this large, size alone can present complications. The crowd will arrive over
a period of a few hours. That said, they will depart almost all at once ? and some will be
exercising a different level of judgment and awareness of others as they leave.<br>
Consequently:</p>
<pre><code>* If you come to ? or live at ? campus on the Fourth of July please take special care to
</code></pre>
<p>be sure to lock doors behind you as you arrive and depart.
* Allow no strangers into our buildings ? our restrooms are not public access areas.
* Residents, faculty, and staff coming to campus are encouraged to carry identification
and door keys or GWorld cards with them at all times.<br>
* If trouble occurs, your safest place is inside one of our buildings until normal
conditions return.
* UPD and Facilities Management personnel will be available if required.</p>
<p>Emergent information on anything which affects The George Washington University that
day can also be found:</p>
<pre><code>* on the Campus Advisories website Campus Advisories | The George Washington University
<p>Hope you have a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July! Take care of one another.</p>
<p>John N. Petrie
Assistant Vice President,
Public Safety & Emergency Management</p>
<p>holocaust musem is gross… theres a room with old shoes from people who were killed, the room is full of them… interesting stuff though. i think they had a replica train car when i went there, as well as some old german weapons they had during the time… it was summer after 8th grade that i went, but damn was it hot!</p>
<p>i was in DC this last week, i saw GWU. there are too many homeless people in DC. meh</p>