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Hillwood Estate was the scene of high-society dinners.
Sampling the Museums of Washington, D.C. Shake up your next itinerary by including some of the “other” museums in our Nation’s Capital 88 June 2011
n “official” tour of our Nation’s Capital has to include at least one Smithsonian museum. Standard itineraries feature the National Museum of American History, National Air and Space Museum and other great repositories on the National Mall. But the District of Columbia abounds with outstanding museums that don’t always appear on tour planners’ radar screens. Here are just five of Washington’s “other” museums: Newseum. Media junkies and anyone who follows current events will have
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See George Washington crossing the Delaware at Madame Tussauds.
a field day immersing themselves in exhibits documenting the world’s greatest news stories. Visitors learn about the First Amendment, go behind the scenes of news operations and often see live newcasts taking place. In the interactive newsroom they can play the role of a TV LeisureGroupTravel.com