Download or read book Frommer's Memorable Walks in Washington, D.C. written by Elise H. Ford and published by Frommers. This book was released on 1999-02-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 10 Great Walking Tours Through the City's Most. Colorful Neighborhoods Follow Frommer's for an up-close and personal look at the nation's capital. Discover the monumental architecture, historic homes, magnificent museums, and natural beauty that make a visit to Washington a one-of-a-kind adventure. Among the highlights: The places where the nation's heroes and history were made, from the summit of Capital Hill to the narrow streets of pre-Revolutionary Georgetown Scandal sites—with the inside scoop on Washington's back rooms, dirty deeds, and not-so-well-kept secrets of passion and political intrigue Embassy Row's majestic mansions, homes away from home for more than 150 world governments The best of the Mall—from the National Air and Space Museum's Skylab to the Hirshhorn's Sculpture Garden The cobblestone streets of Old Town Alexandria, where George Washington and Robert E. Lee once tread With easy-to-use directions and maps—and the best places to take a break along the way It's a Whole New World with Frommer's. Formerly Frommer's Walking Tours: Washington, D.C. Find us online at www.frommers.com