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National
Air and Space Museum
 The National Air and Space Museum is the most visited museum in the world. A
few of its exhibits include the Wright Brothers' plane from Kitty Hawk, the fastest
plane ever built and the command module from Apollo 11 . The "How Things Fly"
gallery explains the principles of flight through demonstrations and over 50 interactive
stations. Besides the incredible artifacts, the Air and Space Museum contains the Albert
Einstein Planetarium and the Samuel P. Langley Theater featuring the latest IMAX movies.
No trip to Washington would be complete without a visit to the Air and Space Museum.
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Union Station
 Completely refurbished in 1988, Union
Station has modern facilities in a beautiful building modeled after the Roman Baths of
Diocletian. Underneath its gilded ceiling are five restaurants, 125 stores, traveler
services, a nine screen movie complex and the biggest food court you've ever seen (there
are almost 50 vendors in the food court). Union Station is the ideal place to have lunch,
shop around, then return to sightseeing. Some of Washington's more popular tours like
Tourmobile and Red Trolley tours originate at Union Station.
Vietnam
Veterans Memorial
 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
is a moving tribute to the almost 59,000 soldiers who died in Vietnam. The names of the
deceased are etched into the memorial's black granite with directories available to locate
names. It is not unusual to see visitors make rubbings of the names and the memorial is
often lined with flowers and tributes from loved ones. Together with Frederick Hart's
sculpture of three soldiers, the memorial is a peaceful place of reflection.
National
Gallery of Art
 The National Gallery of Art
has a permanent collection of American and European masterpieces that is world famous. In
the East Building (designed by I.M. Pei), visitors can see works of modern art by artists
like Picasso, Matisse and Jackson Pollack. The West Building has a collection of paintings
and sculptures from the 13th - 19th century including works from Titian, Renoir and
others. The West Building also houses the only painting by Leonardo da Vinci in the
western hemisphere.
United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum
Formed by a unanimous act of Congress, the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum is the only national memorial dedicated to the Holocaust. It
recounts the plight of over 11 million Jews and political prisoners that were killed by
Nazis between 1933 and 1945. The museum's powerful displays are sometimes graphic and can
be very upsetting. Not recommended for children under 12. Plan to spend a couple of hours
at this popular site.
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