DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Washington, D.C. Author: DK Publishing | Language: English | ISBN:
1465400559 | Format: EPUB
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Washington, D.C. Description
- Series: EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE
- Paperback: 236 pages
- Publisher: DK Travel; Pap/Map Re edition (September 16, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1465400559
- ISBN-13: 978-1465400550
- Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Let me state upfront that at one point I lived in Washington DC (near Tenley Circle) and suburban Maryland (Bethesda) for 4 years earlier in my career, that my youngest went to college in DC and that I regularly go to DC for work and other reasons. In other words: I am quite familiar with DC. The other day I saw this book at my local library here in Cincinnati. Curiosity got the better of me and so I picked it up, wanting to see how DK Eyewitness Travel presents Washington.
"DK Eyewitness Travel: Washington, DC 2014" (2013 release; 238 pages) starts off with about 30 pages of "Introducing Washington, DC", immediately providing suggestions on what essentials to see, depending on whether you have 1, 2, 3 or 5 days, and then going into some further background such as the history of the city. Then we get into the heart of this travel guide, a 100 page section where it covers the 5 main areas of the city (the White House/Foggy Bottom are, Capital Hill, Georgetown, etc.). As I am very familiar with the Foggy Bottom area, I carefully read up on that section, and I must say, I am very impressed with what I found. Maps galore, detailed information street-by-street and sometimes building-by-building (or even room-by-room, for the White House), lots of great looking pictures, etc. Check out the spot-on comments about the DAR Memorial (Daughters of the American Revolution). The last section of the book gives practical information on hotels and eateries, which I happen to think is not the most critical information (people tend to find hotels in different ways, but not very often from a travel guide).
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