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North of the White House is Dupont Circle, Virginia, across the Poto mac River, was one of
a neighborhood of museums, galleries, and DC’s first suburbs. Arlington National Cemetery
restaurants. The Embassy Row, Kalorama, was founded in 1864 to honor those who died
Adams-Morgan, and Cleveland Park neighbor- for the Union. The Pentagon was built 80 years
hoods are a walker’s paradise, especially for later by Franklin D. Roosevelt and is the area’s
visitors interested in architecture. Arlington, most famous landmark.

Sights at a Glance
Museums and Galleries o Lincoln Theatre Key
7 African American Civil War a Washington National Cathedral Central Washington
Memorial and Museum pp144–5
0 National Geographic Museum j Howard University Greater Washington
q The Phillips Collection k Frederick Douglass House Metro line
w 14th and U Street NW Monuments Freeway (motorway)
u Mary McLeod Bethune Council 3 Air Force Memorial Major road
House National Historic Site 8 Iwo Jima Statue
i Hillwood Estate Museum f Basilica of the National Shrine of Minor road
and Gardens the Immaculate Conception State Border
l Anacostia Community Museum Parks and Gardens
Historic Districts, Streets,
and Buildings 5 Theodore Roosevelt Island
p National Zoological Park pp140–41
2 The Pentagon s Cleveland Park
4 Southwest Waterfront d Rock Creek Park
6 Heurich Mansion g National Arboretum
9 Dupont Circle h Kenilworth Park and Aquatic
e Woodrow Wilson House Gardens
r Embassy Row 0 kilometers 2.5
t Kalorama Cemetery
y Adams-Morgan 1 Arlington National Cemetery pp132–3 0 miles 2.5
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Richmond Alexandria St. Charles
Amphitheater, Arlington National Cemetery For keys to symbols see back flap
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