of The Mall)

- Washington Circle (about seven blocks northwest of the White House)

There are fewer cars and crowds in the area between the Capitol, Union Station, and the White House, along Pennsylvania Avenue and E Street NW. This triangle hosts five Metro stations and a plethora of monuments, including:

- Christopher Columbus Memorial Fountain

- Ford's Theater National Historic Site ($12 for tour tickets)

- National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

- U.S. Botanic Garden

- Ulysses S. Grant Memorial

== Tidal Basin ==

The Tidal Basin is south of the Mall, and yes, it is possible to walk all the way around the basin. This area offers plenty of photo ops, plus the following attractions:

- First Air Mail Flight

- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

- George Mason Memorial

- Japanese Pagoda

- John Paul Jones Memorial

== Arlington, Virginia ==

While the Mall is a great place to visit, the other side of the Potomac is not to be scoffed at. You could easily spend an entire day touring the following sights:

- Arlington National Cemetery (Tomb of the Unknowns, Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial, J.F.K.'s grave, Robert E. Lee Memorial, Women in Military Services for America Memorial)

- Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove (only accessible via footbridge)

- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (on T.R. Island, also only accessible via footbridge)

- U.S. Marine Corps War (Iwo Jima) Memorial

TIP: Arlington is just as pedestrian-friendly as the Mall, but parking there is not recommended. Use the Arlington Cemetery (Blue) or Rosslyn (Blue/Orange) Metro stations.

== Hotels ==

The Holiday Inn Capitol

550 C Street, SW

Washington, D.C. 20024

L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station (Blue/Orange & Green/Yellow)

http://www.holidayinn.com/

The Holiday Inn's average daily rate for a standard room is $146 with tax. They offer all the regular hotel amenities, plus a rooftop swimming pool and a location close to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and Museum of Natural History.

Henley Park Hotel

926 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20001

Mouth Vernon Square-7th Street-Convention Center Metro (Green/Yellow)

http://www.henleypark.com/

Henley Park's average daily rate for a standard room is $335 with tax. Their web-only special offers 10% off certain rates, and they boast an excellent business location, near the D.C. Convention Center and Chinatown.

== Restaurants ==

Georgia Brown's Restaurant

950 15th Street, NW (between I and K Streets)

Washington,

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