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The previous posts mentioned some of the many historical attractions around the
area.
If you are interested in more natural scenery, Great Falls Park http://www.nps.gov/grfa/ (about an hour west of DC) and Shenandoah National
Park http://www.nps.gov/shen/ (about two hours west of DC) are both very
nice.
You’d definitely have to rent a car to get to either location.
-Greg
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Lenny gave excellent suggestions on places to visit.
If you have transportation, such as a rental car, you should also visit George
Washington’s home, Mount Vernon, http://www.mountvernon.org, historic
Williamsburg, the colonial capitol of Virginia http://www.history.org and
Jamestown, the first permanent British settlement http://www.historyisfun.org
These sites are a good way to learn about early colonial and US history.
Ben
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Eric Brok wrote:
> After attending BrickFest I intend to stay about two weeks in the US. I'm from
> the Netherlands, don't know the Washington area and don't have any specific
> plans yet.
> My question is what location in the wider area around Washington you would
> recommend to spend a vacation, preferably with some pleasant natural scenery,
> and a hostel or budget hotel.
> Or should I better fly from the area to a more attractive part of the States
> alltogether?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Eric
Washington DC is a beautiful part of the country. There are many other
beautiful parts of the country (remember - the USA is roughly the size of
Europe), but I'd recommend staying in DC. DC has tons upon tons of museums,
libraries, and monuments (such as the presidential memorials, Lincoln,
Washington, Jefferson, FDR - and the Smithsonian Museums) - almost all of them
are free to go into or are very cheap. They'll give you an excellent sense of
all of the good parts of America.
I don't know about hostels or cheap hotels however.
-Lenny
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After attending BrickFest I intend to stay about two weeks in the US. I'm from
the Netherlands, don't know the Washington area and don't have any specific
plans yet.
My question is what location in the wider area around Washington you would
recommend to spend a vacation, preferably with some pleasant natural scenery,
and a hostel or budget hotel.
Or should I better fly from the area to a more attractive part of the States
alltogether?
Thanks,
Eric
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Saturday, May 14,
10:00am
If you're in the area and you have a chance just stop in, join us!
What to expect;
Planning and building for the June event and BrickFest
Show and tell of MOCs and all things LEGO
Welcome new guests
News from the LEGO stores.
Bring stuff to trade and or sell
Time: 10:00AM - 6:00PM EST (GMT-05:00)
Location: GMU Arlington Campus
Room: 115, lobby and Game room.
http://www.wamalug.org/
Street map of locality and links to directions
http://coyote.gmu.edu/map/arling.html
Our closest subway station is Virginia Square/GMU on the Orange
Line
http://rideguide.wmata.com/
Hope to see you there.
Christina Hitchcock
WAMALUG
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