What to do in Baltimore and Washington, DC?
Jun 25, 2012, 1:15 pm
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Jun 26, 2012, 3:02 pm
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Jun 26, 2012, 3:42 pm
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If you at all athletic, I highly recommend renting a bike (Not one of the crappy red bikes...) and riding the C&O Towpath out for a ways. It's fairly flat and graveled, and provides some great views of the Potomac, particularly if you take the easy 20ish mile ride out to the falls. Cycling around the Mall at night is also quite scenic, and there are fewer tourists wandering about.
DC is a surprisingly good biking city, despite the crap drivers and utter lack of parking.
DC is a surprisingly good biking city, despite the crap drivers and utter lack of parking.
Jul 6, 2012, 10:27 pm
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Baltimore? I'd pick the Baltimore museum of art over the Walters. Maybe it's because I really like the impressionism gallery there. What about the aquarium, and walking around the shops along the inner harbor? Do you like checking out some interesting neighborhoods? Charles Village, Broadway near Fells Point, Charles St. south of downtown, etc.
DC? The list is endless. Go see the monuments, and the museums. Google to see what the Smithsonian museums are. They are all free, as is the zoo. In addition to the Smithsonians, the Holocaust museum and National Gallery of Art are also free, and both very worth it. The Newseum and Spy Museum are not free. Some people walk along the horizontal axis of the Mall and forget to head south. Make sure to leave some time to go South, to the TJ and FDR memorials. Also, the MLK Jr memorial is very new and worth checking out. It's between Lincoln and FDR.
DC? The list is endless. Go see the monuments, and the museums. Google to see what the Smithsonian museums are. They are all free, as is the zoo. In addition to the Smithsonians, the Holocaust museum and National Gallery of Art are also free, and both very worth it. The Newseum and Spy Museum are not free. Some people walk along the horizontal axis of the Mall and forget to head south. Make sure to leave some time to go South, to the TJ and FDR memorials. Also, the MLK Jr memorial is very new and worth checking out. It's between Lincoln and FDR.
Jul 30, 2012, 7:01 am
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Thing is: We (Mrs. Bruce and I) will be travelling around the east coast in mid september. We'll have two and a half days in DC, one day in Baltimore, and one day in Philadelphia. Oh, and we'll be travelling by train.
Now, the question about DC and Baltimore has already been asked, so let me add my own question:
Is there anything (which is easily reached by train) on the road between DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and NYC that you'd consider to be a must-see? Mrs. Bruce desperatly wants to visit Priceton, but don't ask me why..
Thing is: We (Mrs. Bruce and I) will be travelling around the east coast in mid september. We'll have two and a half days in DC, one day in Baltimore, and one day in Philadelphia. Oh, and we'll be travelling by train.
Now, the question about DC and Baltimore has already been asked, so let me add my own question:
Is there anything (which is easily reached by train) on the road between DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and NYC that you'd consider to be a must-see? Mrs. Bruce desperatly wants to visit Priceton, but don't ask me why..
Jul 30, 2012, 12:00 pm
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Thing is: We (Mrs. Bruce and I) will be travelling around the east coast in mid september. We'll have two and a half days in DC, one day in Baltimore, and one day in Philadelphia. Oh, and we'll be travelling by train.
Now, the question about DC and Baltimore has already been asked, so let me add my own question:
Is there anything (which is easily reached by train) on the road between DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and NYC that you'd consider to be a must-see? Mrs. Bruce desperatly wants to visit Priceton, but don't ask me why..
Thing is: We (Mrs. Bruce and I) will be travelling around the east coast in mid september. We'll have two and a half days in DC, one day in Baltimore, and one day in Philadelphia. Oh, and we'll be travelling by train.
Now, the question about DC and Baltimore has already been asked, so let me add my own question:
Is there anything (which is easily reached by train) on the road between DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and NYC that you'd consider to be a must-see? Mrs. Bruce desperatly wants to visit Priceton, but don't ask me why..
Nothing that you will actually pass along the way, Lancaster is nice but it is a bit west of Philly you can actually take a train there though. In terms of Princeton, you can take a train to the campus via NJT. It is a connector train called the 'dinky' that runs from Princeton Junction to Princeton.
Jul 30, 2012, 6:35 pm
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Sep 8, 2012, 7:04 am
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If you at all athletic, I highly recommend renting a bike (Not one of the crappy red bikes...) and riding the C&O Towpath out for a ways. It's fairly flat and graveled, and provides some great views of the Potomac, particularly if you take the easy 20ish mile ride out to the falls. Cycling around the Mall at night is also quite scenic, and there are fewer tourists wandering about.
DC is a surprisingly good biking city, despite the crap drivers and utter lack of parking.
DC is a surprisingly good biking city, despite the crap drivers and utter lack of parking.
the mt vernon trail runs beside the potomac from dc (va) to mt vernon. the trail does go through streets in alexandria(i think). there is a spur over the wilson bridge with great views of dc . do not continue into ft washington. there is no bike trail.
these guys maintain a list:http://bikewashington.org/trails/index.htm