The DC Traveler

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The bright red DC Circulator busses drive three circular routes to and from many major tourist and dining areas in DC for only $1.00 per trip (half price for seniors and the disabled).  The $3.00 one-day pass is a great deal if you are planning on lots of sightseeing.  Busses stop every couple blocks and you can get on and off at any stop.
Convention Center – SE Waterfront Route – This route runs from the DC Convention Center through The National Mall to the …read more

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Washington DC can initially be a confusing place to get around in on foot or by car.  Understanding the basic framework of streets, avenues and circles can make traveling in DC significantly easier.  
It’s rumored that the city’s primary planner, Pierre Charles L’Enfant, designed the city to confuse potential invaders. Well, he probably succeeded in confusing at least a good portion of the tourists some 200 years later.  Once you understand the city’s grid, numbering and street naming system, getting around is fairly easy. Besides, if you’re planning on invading…you’ll first need a government permit.
General City Layout
Washington DC is a city divided …read more

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First, I’d like to start with a bit of history about the original layout and design of Washington DC.
 
As the new federal capital was being planned in the early 1790s, U.S. Army Major Pierre Charles L’Enfant, urban planner and architect, was appointed by George Washington to design the initial street plan of a Capitol or Federal City – now called Washington DC.
 
He previously served on General Washington’s staff as well as with him at Valley Forge during the infamous winter of the American Revoliution in 1777-8. He was later promoted to Major in the Corp of Engineers in 1783 due …read more

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