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The Waterfront, often known as Southwest, is the district of Washington, D.C. located south of the National Mall and west of Capitol Hill.

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• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW (Metro: Smithsonian via the Blue and Orange Lines) [1]. Daily except 13 October and 25 December 10AM-5:30PM Entrance is by free timed ticket on a first come, first served basis. Films, audio testimonies and historical exhibits tell about the Holocaust.

• Bureau of Engraving and Printing. 14th St and C St., [2]. Not a museum, this is where the Treasury prints money. Free tours (tickets required) on weekdays, but no: they do not give out free samples.

• Jefferson Memorial, on the Tidal Basin, [3]. Metro: Smithsonian is the nearest station, but it's not close by. A larger than life statue of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and key architect of the U.S. government, stands in the center of this open-air marble structure. Quotes from Jefferson's writings, including the Declaration of Independence, are reproduced on the walls.

• FDR Memorial, on the Tidal Basin, [4]. A four-part memorial characterizing the four terms of Roosevelt's presidency in sculpture.

Make the effort to see the monuments at night when they are all lit up. If you can catch the Capitol as the sun is setting on a clear day, the colors as the building gets lit up are wonderful.

• U.S. Navy Museum.  edit

• U.S.S. Barry Museum Ship.  edit

• Voice of America, 330 Independence Ave., S.W (Metro: L'Enfant Plaza or Federal Center Southwest), ☎ +1-(202)-203-4990 (tickets@voanews.com). Monday - Friday (except Federal holidays): 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. Tours are conducted in English, but tours can be conducted in Spanish, if reserved. Free admission.  edit

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Paddle Boats: Tidal Basin Paddle Boats rents out 2 and 4 person boats. Located near the Jefferson Memorial. 4$ per person per hour.

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• CityZen, 1330 Maryland Avenue SW., +1 202 554-8588, [5]. Contemporary multi-course tasting menus by acclaimed chef Eric Ziebold at the city's sparkling Mandarin Oriental hotel. Expensive.

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• Best Western Capitol Skyline,10 ‘I’ Street SW, Corner South Capitol & 'I' Street, +1 866 493-4641, [6].

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• L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Ph. +1 202 484-1000, sales@lenfantplazahotel.com, [7]. A downtown Washington D.C. hotel located near Capitol Hill, within walking distance to the Smithsonian, National Mall, Metro, and other attractions.

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• Loews L'Enfant Promenade Named after the city designer, this luxury 4-star hotel has most of the 370 rooms with fabulous city views. 480 L'Enfant Plaza. Telephone: 484-1000 Fax: 646-4456

• Mandarin Oriental,, 1330 Maryland Ave. SW, [8].

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