Segway Tour thru Washington DC Monuments
DC Segway Monument Tour at Bike and Roll.
Washington Harbor in Georgetown, Washington DC
Walking East and then back West in Georgetown's Washington Harbor, Washington DC. I like to walk down here and see the big boats that tie up here.
50 States Ride
The 50 States Ride (and 13 Colonies Ride which is easier) is held annually by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (I am a member). The route is about 65 miles long and runs on all 50 state streets (avenues, technically) through all 4 quadrants of the District of Columbia. It features many hills, but also gives a great tour of the District. I was lucky enough to finish before a rainstorm moved in, so there are no rainy shots here, but it did make the ride home a bit wet. I must say, this is one of the hardest rides I've ever completed, so I was quite happy (and later extremely sore) in my accomplishment.
Note on Utah: I was tired and forgot to turn my camera on for most of that street, so the footage (less than a second, but I slowed it down) still technically shows me as being on Utah just as I'm turning off of it. My apologies to all Utes (I've been to your state, and it is quite beautiful there).
The videos are all in chronological order, but there are some state streets that I visited before they appear in the video (Florida was one of the first ones on the ride technically). Long story short, I used the best footage I had from each state street to put together this video.
The photos at the end of the video are of both sides of the t-shirt I got from this ride at the Mellow Mushroom in Adams Morgan. That, and the beer I had (Fat Tire Lager, which was just what I wanted after a brutal ride).
The route I took (made a few wrong turns, but still hit all 50 states):
If you are interested in cycling in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, check out the Washington Area Bicyclist Association for more information:
Music is The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa performed by the U.S. Marine Corps Band (Note: I had this song stuck in my head throughout the ride)
Photos were taken by me with my iPhone 4S on 9/21/13
Videos were taken by me with my ContourROAM on 9/21/13
Washington DC Travel Tips: 10 Things to Know Before You Go to DC
Things you NEED to know BEFORE you go to Washington DC. DC is often referred to as The District. You could easily spend a week in DC, especially if you want to see George Washington’s house in Mount Vernon and Thomas Jefferson’s house in Monticello. The City is laid out in a grid pattern with lettered streets running east-west, numbered streets running north-south. Diagonal streets — usually named after states — often intersect at circles (30 circles)
Dupont Circle is my favorite circle. Comprised of four quadrants (NE, NW, SE, and SW), which spread out from the U.S. Capitol.
Getting in
There are three Airports -- none of them actually in DC
Reagan (DCA) -- right next to DC -- connected by Metro or $20 Cab Ride
Washington Dulles (IAD)
Baltimore-Washington (BWI)
Amtrak to Union Station
Or Drive
Transportation in DC
Walk
One of the 10 of the most walkable cities in the USA
Travel + Leisure rated D.C. as the third rudest city in America,
Metro
Smart Trip Card
Capital Bike Share
175 stations across the city
Sign up for a day, or three
Taxis/Uber plentiful
Driving: Beware -- traffic is miserable and oneway streets abound
Parking is expensive -- Use parking panda
Museums
Smithsonians are free
Most on the national mall
Air and Space has 2 locations -- one by Dulles
Newseum and Spy Museum are expensive
My favorite is the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
No reservations required September 5, 2017 through March 2, 2018
Washington Monument elevator is really cool -- but it’s often broken
Best gift shops are in the museums
Government Stuff
Capitol Building or the White House, make sure to book your tickets in advance.
Capitol tour, reservations online or through your Congressional representative or senator.
Capitol Visitor Center provides a limited number of day-passes starting at 9 a.m.
White House, reserve a few months before your trip. Thru congressional representative.
Time to visit
Cherry Blossom Season
Not the summer when all the school kids are there
And the Summer is oppressively hot and humid, especially in August
And maybe not when the govt is in full swing
I like Winter -- no crowds at all
Hotels
Can be really expensive, as can parking
My favorites are the Park Hyatt and the Mayflower
Stay outside of DC in Arlington or Alexandria for cheaper hotels
Just a short metro ride in to the city
Food
The national mall and monument area has almost no food
Union Station and Le’fant plaza good for lunch, or around the white house
Avoid the Chinese food in Chinatown -- it’s all really awful
But George Bush’s favorite Chinese restaurant is just 20 minutes driving outside of DC
Peking Gourmet Inn in Fall Church -- Awesome Peking Duck
My Favorites: Potbelly
My Favorites: Moby Dick House of Kabob
My Favorites: Ben’s Chili Bowl
DC is more than just monuments and the National Mall
Get out and see the real DC
Georgetown
Penn Quarter
Adams Morgan
Smithsonian Zoo
U Street
Walk the red line
Timecodes:
DC General: 00:27
DC City Layout: 01:37
Getting in to DC: 02:35
Transportation in DC: 03:59
DC Museums: 06:02
Government Stuff: 08:51
Best time to visit DC: 10:05
DC Hotels: 11:43
DC Food: 13:51
The Rest of DC: 18:20
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- The Three Sisters Bridge was a bridge planned to span the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., over the Three Sisters islets. A bridge over the Potomac in the same location was first proposed in 1789, and bridges have been planned every few decades since then. However, the creation of the George Washington Memorial Parkway and the extension of the parkway onto the north side of the Potomac River from Chain Bridge to Carderock, Maryland, led to calls to turn Canal Road NW into a highway and to build a bridge over the Three Sisters to link the two sections of parkway. The rationale for a Three Sisters Bridge changed over the years. At one time, the bridge was to be part of the Inner Loop system of spoke-and-hub freeways planned for the District of Columbia. At another, it was intended to bring then-unbuilt Interstate 66 into the city.
The bridge proposal proved highly contentious and is a notable example of a highway revolt. Local residents of the Georgetown neighborhood and the city-wide Committee of 100 on the Federal City opposed the bridge. Opponents of superhighways in the District of Columbia also opposed the bridge, as part of their opposition generally to the Inner Loop. Several protests involved civil disobedience, and some were violent. The Three Sisters Bridge spawned numerous lawsuits, one of which reached the Supreme Court of the United States. Representative William Natcher, a strong proponent of the bridge and chair of a key congressional subcommittee, withheld funding from the Washington Metro for six years in order to pressure the city into constructing the bridge. A legislative revolt in the United States House of Representatives in late 1971 released these funds. With Natcher unable to coerce the city, the bridge proposal effectively died. It was removed from federal planning documents in 1977.
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Exploring Washington DC [MIDNIGHT WALK] 2017
On this night/morning (October 2017), I explored Washington DC. Washington DC formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States. With no one around with the exception of a few, anyone can walk the National Mall and Memorial Parks with ease. I adventured DC War Memorial, US Capitol, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Department of Treasury, and the National WWII Memorial.
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My First Week in D.C.
Hi! My name is Leah Selena and I am an aspiring media correspondent. This summer I have an internship with Voice of America through The Washington Center in The District of Columbia. Keep up with my videos this summer to get a glimpse of my world living and adjusting to new places and new environments. Make sure you follow my blog as well.
Washington DC Tour of Adams Morgan
Walking tour of historic Adams Morgan with Travel Journalist Adrienne Brawley in Washington DC.
Faces of Lime: Riders in Washington DC
From Ward 1 to Ward 8, Lime is connecting communities throughout our nation's capital and working to bring smart, affordable mobility to every corner of the city.
Washington, D.C.
Here is a video of the glorious city of Washington D.C.! This video is available in high definition for your viewing pleasure. Don't forget to check out my channel for more city videos!
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790. The U.S. Constitution allows for the creation of a special district to serve as the permanent national capital. The District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state and is instead directly overseen by the federal government.
Within the District, a new capital city named after George Washington was founded in 1791 to the east of a preexisting settlement at Georgetown. In 1871, the City of Washington, Georgetown, and other outlying areas were combined under a single, unified government, which formed Washington, D.C. as it exists today. The city shares its name with the U.S. state of Washington located on the country's Pacific coast.
Washington, D.C. is located on the north bank of the Potomac River and is bordered by the states of Virginia to the southwest and Maryland to the other sides. The city has a resident population of 601,723; because of commuters from the surrounding suburbs, its population rises to over one million during the workweek. The Washington Metropolitan Area, of which the District is a part, has a population of nearly 5.6 million, the seventh-largest metropolitan area in the country.
The centers of all three branches of the U.S. federal government are located in the District, as are many of the nation's monuments and museums. Washington, D.C. hosts 176 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organization of American States(OAS), the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). The headquarters of other institutions such as trade unions,lobbying groups, and professional associations are also located in the city.
The District is governed by a mayor and a 13-member city council. However, the United States Congress has supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. Residents therefore have less self-governance than residents of the states. The District has a non-voting, at-large Congressional delegate, but no senators. D.C. residents could not vote in presidential elections until the ratification of the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1961.
Washington, D.C. is a planned city. The design for the City of Washington was largely the work of Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant, a French-born architect, engineer, and city planner who first arrived in the colonies as a military engineer with Major General Lafayette during the American Revolutionary War. In 1791, President Washington commissioned L'Enfant to plan the layout of the new capital city. At L'Enfant's request, Thomas Jefferson provided plans of cities such as Amsterdam, Paris,Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Milan, which he had brought back from Europe in 1788. The plan for Washington was modeled in the Baroque style and incorporated avenues radiating out from rectangles, providing room for open space and landscaping. L'Enfant's design also envisioned a garden-lined grand avenue approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in length and 400 feet (120 m) wide in the area that is now the National Mall.
In March 1792, President Washington dismissed L'Enfant due to his insistence on micromanaging the city's planning, which had resulted in conflicts with the three commissioners appointed by Washington to supervise the capital's construction. Andrew Ellicott, who had worked with L'Enfant surveying the city, was then commissioned to complete the plans. Though Ellicott made revisions to the original plans, including changes to some street patterns, L'Enfant is still credited with the overall design of the city. The City of Washington was bounded by what is now Florida Avenue to the north, Rock Creek to the west, and the Anacostia River to the east.
By the start of the 20th century, L'Enfant's vision of a capital with open parks and grand national monuments had become marred by slums and randomly placed buildings, including a railroad station on the National Mall. In 1900, Congress formed a joint committee, headed by Senator James McMillan, charged with beautifying Washington's ceremonial core. What became known as the McMillan Plan was finalized in 1901. It included the re-landscaping of the Capitol grounds and the Mall, constructing new Federal buildings and monuments, clearing slums, and establishing a new citywide park system. Architects recruited by the committee kept much of the city's original layout, and their work is thought to be largely in keeping with L'Enfant's intended design.
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Photo Slideshow | Union Station
How well do you know the busiest traffic hub in Washington, D.C.? Here's a primer courtesy of student reporters Laurel Hattix and Jelani Scott, who were among a crew of high schoolers on assignment at Union Station. The big story? Capture the hustle and bustle in text, still photo or video -- and file by the end of the day.
Washington DC Tour - Filipinos Enjoying Capitol Hill Trip
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Episode # 20: Bus Tour Around Washington DC, USA!
We did a side tour around Washington DC after attending my Sister's wedding in Pennsylvania.
I was amazed by the buildings' architecture around Washington DC. Instantly you can see that some of the buildings are built at least 100 years ago! So Nice!!
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Maryland - Washington Big Loop Run (Flyday)
A 21 mile training run through the parklands of the Washington DC metro area. From Bethesda, Maryland on the Capital Crescent trail towards Rock Creek Park to the west, then down along Rock Creek Park trail to the District of Columbia, through Georgetown, to K Street, then back up the Capital Crescent trail adjacent to the Potomac River, back up to Bethesda. Telly biked along the way and provided me support!
Police escort Washington - DC Metropolitan Police Department & United States Secret Service
Here you can see the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department and the United States Secret Service escorting from the US capitol to the White House.
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Washington: Georgetown - ein uriger Stadtteil. Georgetown - a quaint neighborhood
Washington: Georgetown - ein uriger Stadtteil. Georgetown - a quaint neighborhood
Georgetown wurde 1751 gegründet und ist damit fast 40 Jahre älter als Washington. Seine Bedeutung im 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert verdankte es der Lage an der Fall Line, die den westlichsten schiffbaren Punkt des Potomac Rivers darstellt. Ursprünglich zum Bundesstaat Maryland gehörend, wurde Georgetown 1871 in den neu geschaffenen District of Columbia integriert. Mit dem Eisenbahnbau setzte ein wirtschaftlicher Niedergang ein. Im späten 19. Jahrhundert war Georgetown ein relativ armer, überwiegend von Schwarzen besiedelter Stadtteil. Sein Wiederaufstieg begann in den 1930er Jahren, als die amerikanische Bundesregierung mehrere Ministerien und Bundesbehörden in den benachbarten Stadtteil Foggy Bottom verlegte. Am 28. Mai 1967 wurde Georgetown als Gesamtensemble zu einem National Historic Landmark erklärt.
Heute ist Georgetown eines der teuersten Wohnviertel Washingtons, das wegen seiner Nähe zur Innenstadt, der historischen Architektur und der urbanen Atmosphäre geschätzt wird. Zu seinen Bewohnern zählen unter anderem der ehemalige Präsidentschaftskandidat John Kerry, die frühere US-amerikanische Außenministerin Madeleine Albright und der Star-Reporter der The Washington Post, Bob Woodward.
Georgetown is a historic neighborhood, commercial, and entertainment district located in northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 in the state of Maryland, the port of Georgetown predated the establishment of the federal district and the City of Washington by 40 years. Georgetown remained a separate municipality until 1871, when the United States Congress created a new consolidated government for the whole District of Columbia. A separate act passed in 1895 specifically repealed Georgetown's remaining local ordinances and renamed Georgetown's streets to conform with those in the City of Washington.
The primary commercial corridors of Georgetown are the intersection of Wisconsin Avenue & M Street, which contain high-end shops, bars, restaurants, and the Georgetown Park enclosed shopping mall, as well as the Washington Harbour waterfront restaurants at K Street, NW, between 30th and 31st Streets. Georgetown is home to the main campus of Georgetown University and numerous other landmarks, such as the Volta Bureau and the Old Stone House, the oldest unchanged building in Washington. The embassies of France, Mongolia, Sweden, Thailand, and Ukraine are located in Georgetown.
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Bicycle Drive from Gallery Place to Georgetown Waterfront Park
A DAY AT THE BIG APPLE'S CENTRAL PARK IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK
It was a wonderful, cool, and sunny Saturday, on April 23, 2016. The Pepper Bird Magazine's Africa Teach-In Television Show's Roaming Camera was prowling the Big Apple Community in search community news, events, and/or activities to feature in a future television show.. Fortunately, The Pepper Bird Magazine has friends and supporters across the United States who often offer positive and helpful suggestion to our staff; and one of such suggestions was to hire a Pedi-dirver or horse driven buggy from around Time Square in Manhattan to take us sightseeing or just riding around the city. Heeding their suggestion, our staff were also fortunate to hire Pedi-driver and the only Gold Star Central Park Tour Guide, Moussa Fall (From Senegal, West Africa) for the job. Moussa Fall proved to be an excellent tour guide, who allowed us to record his presentation, and our rewarding tour experience, during our ride through NYC's Central Park. We extend sincere thanks and appreciation to Moussa Fall for his contribution to fulfill the continued mission and objective The Pepper Bird Magazine's Africa Teach-In Television Show to educate other around the world and in Rhode Island about the African and African American people, communities, and cultures,