Exploring Washington D.C. and the surrounding area during a conference

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We are for a few days in Washington for a conference and as such we use the free time to walk through the downtown area exploring both the National Mall and entering the Capitol and White House compound. Afterwards we spend a couple of days exploring the battlefields around Washington with the major stop being Antietam National Battlefield and visiting briefly all four surrounding states.

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  Exploring Washington DC during a conferenceOctober 17, 2012
  During our few days in Washington DC at a conference we explore the streets thoroughly moving from attraction to attraction while exploring a few more in depth
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  National Postal MuseumOctober 17, 2012
  We stop for a short visit at the Postal Museum that is surprisingly interesting with a few events besides the expected stamps and an unexpected Hindenburg exhibit
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  Entering and investigating the US CapitolOctober 17, 2012
  Part of today’s walk is to enter and investigate the US Capitol finding rooms of famous senators and walking on the corridors where history has been written
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  Exploring the expansive National MallOctober 18, 2012
  We spend most of the second day exploring the expansive National Mall from one end to the other and visiting the Lincoln Memorial
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  Visit to the White House, inside and outside at the same timeOctober 19, 2012
  We start our third day in Washigton with a visit to the White House with hordes of other people getting closer to the White House than in the previous days
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  Ford’s Theater, the place where Lincoln was killedOctober 19, 2012
  During our trip we wanted to visit Ford’s Theater the place where Abe Lincoln was killed which is a museum now with quite a few exhibits
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  A visit to the American Art MuseumOctober 19, 2012
  We end the day with a visit at the American Art Museum enjoying the exhibits especially those focused on nature and the modern art section
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  Potomac Overlook Park…with no overlookOctober 20, 2012
  We start our four states day with a visit to the Potomac Overlook Park to see the overlook which unfortunately is closed
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  Short stop in Cabin John Regional ParkOctober 20, 2012
  First stop in Maryland is Cabin John Regional Park with beautiful fall colors to see and some caches to find
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  Monocacy, the battle that saved Washington, D.C.October 20, 2012
  We continue north with a stop at Monocacy to learn about a Civil War Battle that we knew little about but was important for the survival of Washington
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  Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest one-day battle for USAOctober 20, 2012
  Last is a visit to Antietam where a major attack of the pro-slavery secessionist states was repulsed with great losses leading ultimately to the Emancipation Declaration
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  A double battle at Manassas National BattlefieldOctober 21, 2012
  On the last day before leaving we visit Manassas National Battlefield the site of two Union defeats during the Civil War