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Off the Beaten Path in Washington

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Arlington Cemetery
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  • Arlington Cemetery is a regular stop on most of the tours. It is a moving expeience to see all the crosses and realize the loss of life that came to erect them. The Tomb of the Unknown with its stowic guards is mesmerizing. The tombs of JFK and Jacie O are, also, moving. This is a experience you will not soon forget!

    Changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier happens every half hour in the summer and every hour the rest of the year. Open daily, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., April - September.

    During all hours the cemetery is open the Arlington National Cemetery Metro stop is regularly served by highspeed subway trains.

    There is parking available at the rate of $1.25/hour for the first three hours and $2.00/hour thereafter.

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    Tidal pool paddling
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  • This is a fun activity for families or couples. Rental is along the east side of the Tidal Pool/Basin.

    Rental for the two-seater paddle boat is $7 per hour; four-seater, $14 per hour.
    Open daily, 10 a.m. -to 6 p.m.

    Not a bad way to spend the afternoon!

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    Great Falls Park
    Great Falls Park, a site that is part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, is an 800 acre park located along the Potomac River 14 miles upriver from Washington D.C. The park is known for two things, its scenic beauty at the head of Potomac River fall line and the historic Patowmack Canal.

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    Manassas National Battlefield park
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    Manassas National Battlefield park was established in 1940 to preserve the scene of two major Civil War battles. Located a few miles north of the prized railroad junction of Manassas, Virginia, the peaceful Virginia countryside bore witness to clashes between the armies of the North and South in 1861 and 1862.

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    Hole in the wall restaurant on U st
    Selam restaurant, serves Eritrean food (a west African country right next to Ethiopia). Try the dipsy, with anjetta...so good.

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