Welcome to Washington, the Nation's Capital. Washington is a city of government
buildings, museums, and people. Here the institutions of government work at ful-
filling the ideals of the Founding Fathers. Here the many museums, large and small,
contain treasures from all over the country and the world reflecting the kaleidoscopic
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The Kennedy Center
New Hampshire Avenue at
F Street, NW. The John F.
Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts is the cul-
mination of an interest in a
national cultural center
dating back to George Wash-
ington. The center's facilities
include the Eisenhower
Theatre, the Opera House.
the Concert Hall, the Ameri-
can Film Institute Theatre,
and restaurants. Guided
tours are given from 10 a.m.
to 1:15 p.m. daily. Rooftop
talks are held at 1 p.m. and 2
p.m. Monday through Friday
and on the hour, 11 a.m. to
4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Entrance ramps provide easy
access for handicapped
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persons. 254-3850.
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Lincoln Memorial
Foot of 23rd Street, NW.
In 1867, two years after
Abraham Lincoln's death.
Congress organized the Lin-
coln Memorial Association
to plan a monument to his
memory. Work finally started
on February 12, 1914. Henry
Bacon was the árchitect, and
Daniel Chester French
sculpted the great marble
statue of Lincoln. Carved on
the marble walls are Lincoln's
Gettysburg and Second
Inaugural Addresses. Inter-
pretive services are from
8 am. to midnight daily:
wheelchair ramps and an
interior elevator are avail-
able for handicapped
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visitors. 426-6841.
Natieal Cemeten
Arlington House and
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia, via
Memorial Bridge. This na-
tional cemetery, across the
Potomac River from Wash-
ington, has received inter-
ments from all our wars and
military conflicts. Prominent
among the many memorials
is the Tomb of Unknowns.
The cemetery is also the
burial place for two former
Presidents, William H. Taft
and John F. Kennedy. Arling-
ton House, the home of Gen.
Robert E. Lee, is inside the
cemetery. The cemetery is
open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Arling-
ton House is open 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Guided tours are
available. 557-3153.
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