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USA Trip (Stage 3) - Washington DC, Antietam/Gettysburg, & Niagara Falls
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<blockquote data-quote="Eduard" data-source="post: 167882" data-attributes="member: 986"><p>John, when will you be in DC? I'm going to be there in early August for a week with the family. I lived in the area for 14 years. It is a photo-rich environment but plan on high humidity and crazy traffic.</p><p></p><p>Near DC, I would recommend visiting the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/mana/index.htm" target="_blank">Manassas Battlefield</a> (since you are a history buff) and the <a href="http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center" target="_blank">Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Annex</a>.</p><p></p><p>When you leave DC, you could check out the <a href="http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/museum" target="_blank">National Cryptologic Museum</a> which is half-way between Baltimore and DC. It is located outside of the NSA headquarters. (I may be a little partial to this because I was stationed there for the majority of my military career.)</p><p></p><p>If you can fit it in your schedule, you might want to consider overnighting at least in Baltimore near the Inner Harbour. It is a nice area to relax and stroll. You can tour the USS Constellation (the last Civil War era ship still afloat), take a water tour of the Chesapeake Bay, visit Fort McHenry (the birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner) and most importantly eat some of the famous Maryland blue crabs smothered in Old Bay Spice!</p><p></p><p>Working your way further north, you might want to consider a short stop in Philadelphia. You could see the Liberty Bell and <a href="http://www.visitphilly.com/history/philadelphia/independence-hall" target="_blank">Independence Hall</a> (get tickets in advance) and try a cheesesteak (highly recommended). Leaving Philly, you would travel west to Gettysburg and you could visit <a href="http://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm" target="_blank">Valley Forge</a>. (I live close to the park.)</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 167882, member: 986"] John, when will you be in DC? I'm going to be there in early August for a week with the family. I lived in the area for 14 years. It is a photo-rich environment but plan on high humidity and crazy traffic. Near DC, I would recommend visiting the [URL="http://www.nps.gov/mana/index.htm"]Manassas Battlefield[/URL] (since you are a history buff) and the [URL="http://airandspace.si.edu/visit/udvar-hazy-center"]Smithsonian Air & Space Museum Annex[/URL]. When you leave DC, you could check out the [URL="http://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic_heritage/museum"]National Cryptologic Museum[/URL] which is half-way between Baltimore and DC. It is located outside of the NSA headquarters. (I may be a little partial to this because I was stationed there for the majority of my military career.) If you can fit it in your schedule, you might want to consider overnighting at least in Baltimore near the Inner Harbour. It is a nice area to relax and stroll. You can tour the USS Constellation (the last Civil War era ship still afloat), take a water tour of the Chesapeake Bay, visit Fort McHenry (the birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner) and most importantly eat some of the famous Maryland blue crabs smothered in Old Bay Spice! Working your way further north, you might want to consider a short stop in Philadelphia. You could see the Liberty Bell and [URL="http://www.visitphilly.com/history/philadelphia/independence-hall"]Independence Hall[/URL] (get tickets in advance) and try a cheesesteak (highly recommended). Leaving Philly, you would travel west to Gettysburg and you could visit [URL="http://www.nps.gov/vafo/index.htm"]Valley Forge[/URL]. (I live close to the park.) Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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