The Great Tours: Washington D.C.

Professor Biography......Page 3
About Our Partner......Page 6
Table of Contents......Page 8
Course Scope......Page 10
01 — How Washington DC Came to Be......Page 13
Historical Background  on Washington DC’s Location......Page 14
The Works of Pierre Charles L’Enfant......Page 16
The Lincoln Memorial......Page 17
Events on the National Mall......Page 19
02 — The White House and the Presidency......Page 20
The History of the White House......Page 21
The East Wing......Page 23
Visiting the White House......Page 25
The Jefferson Memorial......Page 26
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial......Page 27
03 — The Capitol Building and the Legislature......Page 29
The Capitol Visitor Center......Page 30
The Capitol Rotunda......Page 31
The Capitol Dome......Page 32
The Old Senate Chamber......Page 33
Capitol Architecture......Page 34
The Senate and House Chambers......Page 35
Other Sites at the Capitol......Page 36
04 — The Supreme Court and the Law of the Land......Page 38
The Supreme Court Building’s Layout......Page 39
The Supreme Court Cases......Page 41
The Supreme Court in Action......Page 42
The Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument......Page 44
05 — The Nation’s Knowledge: Library of Congress......Page 46
The Thomas Jefferson Building......Page 47
The John Adams Building......Page 49
Research at the Library of Congress......Page 51
The National Book Festival......Page 52
06 — The State, Treasury, and Justice Departments......Page 53
State Department-Related Sites......Page 54
Treasury Department-Related Sites......Page 55
Department of Justice-Related Sites......Page 57
Espionage-Related Sites......Page 58
07 — Veterans Memorials on the Mall......Page 59
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial......Page 60
The Korean War Veterans Memorial......Page 62
The World War II Memorial......Page 63
08 — Arlington Cemetery and the Pentagon......Page 65
Background on Arlington  National Cemetery......Page 66
Visiting Arlington National Cemetery......Page 67
Arlington House......Page 68
The Memorial Amphitheater and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier......Page 69
Other Memorials......Page 71
09 — George Washington’s Mount Vernon......Page 73
Background on Mount Vernon......Page 74
Visiting Mount Vernon......Page 75
Exterior Sites at Mount Vernon......Page 76
Other Attractions near Mount Vernon......Page 77
Old Town Alexandria......Page 78
10 — Ford’s Theatre and Lincoln’s Washington DC......Page 80
The Willard InterContinental Hotel......Page 81
Fort Stevens......Page 82
President Lincoln’s Cottage......Page 84
Ford’s Theatre......Page 86
11 — Washington’s Civil Rights Landmarks......Page 88
Frederick Douglass’s Home......Page 89
The Anacostia Community Museum......Page 90
The National Museum of African American History and Culture......Page 91
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial......Page 93
Conclusion......Page 94
12 — The Holocaust Museum......Page 95
The Founding of the Museum......Page 96
The Museum’s Coverage  of the Nazi Party’s Rise......Page 97
The Museum’s Coverage of World War II......Page 98
The Museum’s Coverage  of the Aftermath of the Holocaust......Page 99
Other Facets of the Museum......Page 100
13 — Museums on the Mall: Smithsonian and Beyond......Page 102
The National Museum of American History......Page 103
The National Museum of Natural History......Page 104
The National Museum of the American Indian......Page 105
Smithsonian Art Museums......Page 106
The National Gallery of Art......Page 107
14 — Washington, City of Scandal......Page 109
Scandals Involving Ulysses S. Grant......Page 110
Teapot Dome......Page 112
Watergate......Page 113
The Newseum......Page 116
15 — The Kennedy Center and the DC Arts Scene......Page 117
The Kennedy Center......Page 118
The National Theatre......Page 119
Regional Theaters......Page 120
Music Venues in the DC Area......Page 121
16 — Neighborhoods of Northwest DC......Page 123
Embassy Row......Page 124
Dupont Circle......Page 125
Georgetown......Page 126
17 — Washington’s Historic Homes and Gardens......Page 128
Houses in Georgetown......Page 129
Octagon House......Page 131
Decatur House......Page 132
Hillwood Estate and Gardens......Page 133
The Woodlawn Plantation......Page 134
18 — Spiritual DC: The National Cathedral and More......Page 136
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church......Page 138
Jewish Congregations......Page 139
Islamic Congregations......Page 140
The Washington National Cathedral......Page 142
19 — Smithsonian’s National Zoo......Page 144
Cheetahs and Clouded Leopards at the Zoo......Page 145
The Elephant Trails Exhibit......Page 146
The Kids’ Farm and the Great Cats Exhibit......Page 147
The Think Tank......Page 148
Pandas......Page 149
Planning Your Trip to the Zoo......Page 151
20 — Dining Out in Washington DC......Page 152
Seafood......Page 153
Soul Food......Page 155
The Adams Morgan Neighborhood......Page 157
Historic Dining Locations......Page 158
Food Festivals......Page 159
21 — Washington’s New Waterfront......Page 161
The Anacostia Riverwalk......Page 162
Water Activities......Page 163
National Harbor......Page 164
The District Wharf......Page 165
The Georgetown Waterfront......Page 166
22 — Washington for Sports Fans......Page 167
Nationals Park (Professional Baseball)......Page 168
FedEx Field (Professional Football)......Page 169
College Sports......Page 170
Capital One Arena  (Professional Basketball and Hockey)......Page 171
Other Sports......Page 172
Playing in DC......Page 173
23 — Exploring Washington’s Great Outdoors......Page 174
Rock Creek Park......Page 175
Potomac River Sites......Page 176
The Potomac Heritage Trail  and the Mount Vernon Trail......Page 178
Great Falls Park......Page 179
Anacostia River Sites......Page 180
24 — The National Archives and the Future of DC......Page 182
Background on the National Archives......Page 183
The Rotunda of the Charters of Freedom......Page 184
Visiting the National Archives......Page 185
Timeline of Washington DC......Page 187
Bibliography......Page 192