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concourse. Other meeting hotels include the Grand Hyatt Washington (44,000 sq. ft.), Renaissance Washington, DC
Hotel (89,054 sq. ft.), and the Fairmont Washington, DC Georgetown (29,025 sq. ft.).
Perhaps no other city has more world-renowned monuments, museums and historic points of interest than the
nation's capital. And fortunately, they are easily accessible on foot, including the latest two additions, the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Memorial, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Both of these attrac-
tions, and many more, can be found on National Mall.
Situated on the banks of the Potomac River, the National Mall is a two-mile swath of land bound by the U.S. Capitol
to the east and the Washington Monument to the west. Visitors to "the Mall" will find a wide, pedestrian-friendly, tree-
lined boulevard with moving monuments and memorials, world-famous museums and impressive federal buildings
along Constitution Avenue.
The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is administered by the National Park Service and sits at 1411 W. St,
SE in the Anacostia neighborhood of DC. Douglass lived in the house he nicknamed Cedar Hill for 22 years until his
death.
Many of DC's major attractions are free like the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam
Memorial to name a few and many are within walking distance of one another. Other free attractions include the
National Museum of African Art, National World War II Memorial and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
There are three major airports in the Washington, DC region: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (airport
code: DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (airport code: IAD) and Baltimore/Washington International
Thurgood Marshall Airport (airport code: BWI). All three offer multiple U.S. and international flights daily.
Connecticut Office of Tourism – (888) CT-VISIT / ctvisit.com
Delaware Tourism Office – (866) 284-7483 / visitdelaware.com
Maine Office of Tourism – (888) 624-6345 / visitmaine.com
Maryland Office of Tourism – (866) 639-3526 / visitmaryland.org
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism – (800) 227-MASS / massvacation.com
New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development – (603) 271-2665 / visitnh.gov(e)
New Jersey Division of Travel and Tourism
– (800) VISIT-NJ / visitnj.org
New York State Department of Economic Development – (800) CALL-NYS / iloveny.com
Visit Pennsylvania – (800) VISIT-PA / visitpa.com
Rhode Island Tourism Division – (800) 556-2484 / visitrhodeisland.com
Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing – (800) VERMONT / (uvermontvacation.com
Destination DC – (202) 789-7000 / washington.org
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