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Category: Washington DC

Travel guides, information, photographs, and stories about the American capital in Washington DC. Explore the city as a whole at https://explorationvacation.net/exploring-usa/washington-dc/ or focus in on the National Mall at https://explorationvacation.net/exploring-usa/washington-dc/exploring-the-national-mall-washington-dc/

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Washington DC will soon be awash in cherry blossoms

Posted onMarch 3, 2017October 25, 2020Leave a comment

Every spring in Washington DC the walkways along the Tidal Basin – and select spots around the National Mall –erupt in clouds of pink cherry blossoms.

CategoriesUSA, Washington DC

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The brilliant colors of Okinawa at the Textile Museum, Washington DC

Posted onJanuary 2, 2017November 9, 2019Leave a comment

If you are looking for something bright and cheerful to counteract a cold dark winter day, head over to George Washington University for Bingata! Only in Okinawa at the Textile Museum (through January 30, 2017) Read More …

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Fall 2016 at the Renwick Gallery, Washington DC

Posted onDecember 11, 2016June 14, 2021Leave a comment

The Renwick Gallery features contemporary American craft and decorative arts from the Smithsonian collections, exhibiting “the most exciting works by artists exploring traditional and innovative approaches to making, emphasizing craft as an approach to living Read More …

CategoriesUSA, Washington DCTagsmuseums

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Contemplating the political past and present at the FDR Memorial in DC

Posted onDecember 4, 2016June 24, 2019Leave a comment

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial has long been one of my favorite spots in Washington DC, but right now seems like a particularly good time to visit. We must scrupulously guard the civil rights and Read More …

CategoriesUSA, Washington DCTagsmuseums

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Land use art by Norwood Viviano, Washington DC

Posted onNovember 28, 2016December 16, 20202 Comments

Land use data as art While in DC the other week, I discovered the work of Norwood Viviano, a sculptural artist working primarily in glass who appears to be fascinated by land use, demographics, and Read More …

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Cherry blossoms on the National Mall

Posted onNovember 22, 2016December 28, 2019Leave a comment

I don’t really keep a bucket list, but one of the things I have always wanted to do is to see the cherry blossoms on the Mall in Washington, DC. I finally got to do Read More …

CategoriesUSA, Washington DC

Almost Christmas in DC

Posted onDecember 19, 2011December 16, 20201 Comment

A meeting scheduled for shortly before Christmas was a great excuse for a few days of checking out Washington DC while it is decked out in its holiday finery.   (December 15, 2011) In Search Read More …

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The best DC discovery: The DC Circulator

Posted onDecember 18, 2011December 3, 2019Leave a comment

We’d never gotten to Georgetown before largely because we usually don’t have a car while we are here and Georgetown doesn’t have a Metro stop. It isn’t that it was that hard to get there, Read More …

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More Christmas Spirit in Georgetown

Posted onDecember 18, 2011April 27, 2020Leave a comment

It is a cold, but sunny, morning – a perfect time to wander the residential areas of Georgetown a bit more. (A few homes are a bit more flamboyant than their neighbors.) It’s beautiful out, Read More …

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Inside the National Building Museum, Washington DC

Posted onDecember 17, 2011December 14, 20202 Comments

The National Building Museum is one of my favorite stops in DC. More than anything, it is the museum of the built environment – so it has lots of information on architecture and urban planning, Read More …

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Exploring Minnesota State Parks

Minnesota has 76 state parks and recreation areas, with the largest concentration in the exceptionally scenic northeastern part of the state. However, there are scenic areas throughout Minnesota and Read More ...

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