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The Tasting Room Wine Bar & Shop: an urban vineyard experience
The Tasting Room is more than just a wine bar and shop: it’s a place where you can let your palette explore any number of wines without committing to an entire glass of each. From nearby Virginia to Europe, the selection provides a wide variety to while away an afternoon in a relaxed, unpretentious setting.
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Patterson Park: Baltimore's grassy spot
All urban centers need a grassy relief, and Baltimore is no different. Patterson Park is a popular space for eastern Baltimore residents, whether as a place to cheer on Little League or to take your dog running alongside you. If your own yard doesn't let you or your kids run as freely as you'd hope, head out to the park for a morning or afternoon of leisurely play.
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Emancipation Memorial: A symbol of freedom
The Emancipation memorial pays tribute to the work of President Lincoln in his fight against slavery and his Emancipation Proclamation. Situated appropriately in Lincoln Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, the memorial was built in 1876 with funds contributed by former slaves, including Lincoln's own former slave Charlotte Scott. It was known as the “Lincoln Memorial” before the actual Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall was built.
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Old Rag: Virginia's favorite hike
If there's something Washingtonians aim to do, it's to climb higher – up the corporate ladder, the political spotlight, or anywhere higher than the Capitol, Washington's highest point. If you're feeling a little antsy above sea-level, fear not. Within an hour and a half of Washington lies Old Rag, Shenandoah National Park's most challenging and interesting hike. It is not for the faint of heart and requires hikers to be in some kind of athletic shape, or at least have experience in hiking.
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George Washington's Whiskey Distillery: commanding spirits
George Washington was more than just a politician and a general – he was a whiskey maker. The founding father maintained a whiskey distillery about three miles from his Mount Vernon estate, where it cranked out 11,000 gallons of whiskey at its peak in 1799. A renovation of his gristmill, the miller's house, and a reconstruction of his distillery exists in its original location and is open to the public.
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Decatur House: Washington's historic home
The Decatur House, located on Lafayette Square, is one of Washington's historic homes many walk by and sigh over, wishing they had that address. Built in 1818, the house is the first private home in the White House neighborhood and neighbors of the President. Back then, the home had more visible space and fewer – if no other – buildings nearby. Today, it remains sandwiched among office and government buildings, but its historic appeal keeps it alive.
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National Press Club: Where the world's journalists cover the free world's capital
If you want to find where the nation's -- and now the world's -- journalistic voice goes to gather, mingle, exchange ideas and talk shop, then go no further than the National Press Club. Located around the corner from Metro Center and just three blocks from the White House, it's a private club where the public can venture in as guests or visitors and be wowed by the intense intellectuality that surfaces there.
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Anderson House: Historic home of the Continental Army
The Anderson House in Washington's Dupont Circle neighborhood is another historic home many sigh over as they pass by, and brides dream of holding their weddings on its grounds. A National Historic Landmark, the house retains much of its original character, design and furnishings, and is currently the headquarters for the Society of the Cincinnati, an organization formed during the American Revolution and continues to function as a reminder of the freedoms for which the founding fathers fought.
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Corcoran Gallery of Art: Where classic meets modern
The expansive marble building across from the White House may seem daunting and important. Daunting, no. Important, very much so. Home of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the building holds some great works of art, including Degas, Warhol, Picasso, Renoir, Delacroix and Monet, to name a few.
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Gettysburg National Military Park: America’s bloodiest battlefield
The Battle of Gettysburg was a massive, bloody confrontation between the Confederate and Union troops during the American Civil War. Gettysburg was not the site of a planned battle; rather it was a coincidental meeting point of both armies. The expansive battlefield park includes its own network of roads and hundreds of markers memorializing the presence of various units and individuals who participated in the war.
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Winchester, VA: Apple Capital of the World.
Annapolis, MD: Crabtown
Baltimore, MD: The Greatest City in America.
Harrisonburg, VA: The Friendly City
Richmond, VA: The River City
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