July 4th in DC
Jul 7, 2013 | 3:31 pm
#16
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DCA ZWU
Programs: AGR WOH
Posts: 1,825
- The Doubletree Hotel has a revolving rooftop lounge
- The Potomac riverfront has very extensive parkland, with good views from north of I-395; walk there from Crystal City via the Mount Vernon Trail
- Long Bridge Park is a new park at the very north end of Crystal City with an elevated, tree-level viewing area
- A lot of people like to view the fireworks from hillsides behind the Pentagon (but not inside Arlington Cemetery), particularly the Air Force Memorial or Marine Corps (Iwo Jima) Memorial
Jul 13, 2013 | 8:08 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,657
i directed a couple of friends, new to dc, who were staying nearby to pack some water and a bedsheet from their hotel in a backpack, walk down to the mall, and spread out between the wash monument and the WW2 memorial. they said it was the best fireworks show they had ever seen.
meanwhile, i was at another friend's house for barbeque, where we watched the fireworks on tv via the "capitol fourth," featuring an animatronic barry manilow.
meanwhile, i was at another friend's house for barbeque, where we watched the fireworks on tv via the "capitol fourth," featuring an animatronic barry manilow.