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Some of the best things to do in DC are free, including visits to famous landmarks like the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; Saturday morning performances at the National Theatre; evening shows at the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage; the drum playing and dancing at Meridian Hill Park on Sundays; and admission to the Howard University Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian museums, the National Zoo, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the National Archives . Other major attractions include the National Postal Museum, the Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Newseum. Each spring the National Cherry Blossom Festival draws thousands of visitors to view the pink- flowered trees that have become one of the city’s favorite sightseeing attractions. The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, easily accessible via the Metrorail, contains 2.3 million sq. ft. of space, including 700,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space, 125,000 sq. ft. of meeting space and a 52,000-sq. ft. ballroom with a pre-function area overlooking the DC skyline. There are 27,800 hotel rooms citywide. Ready to start planning? The tourism offices listed here can provide additional information about meeting, incentive trip and leisure travel destinations in the Northeast. CONTACT INFOMATION Connecticut Office of Tourism—(888) CT-VISIT Delaware Tourism Office—(866) 284-7483 Maine Office of Tourism—(888) 624-6345 Maryland Office of Tourism—(866) 639-3526 Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism (800) 227-MASS New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development — (603) 271-2665 New Jersey Division of Travel & Tourism (800) VISIT-NJ New York State Department of Economic Development — (800) CALL-NYS Visit Pennsylvania — (800) VISIT-PA (847-4872) Rhode Island Tourism Division — (800) 250-7384 Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing — (800) VERMONT Destination DC — (202) 789-7000 Black Meetings & Tourism November/December 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com 49