# Tell me about Washington, DC **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 27, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739 "2015-02-27T01:31:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739/81 "2015-03-23T23:09:23Z")
I’m glad you enjoyed yourself. I think it’s at it’s best in late spring, so you’ll have to come back. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739/82 "2015-04-03T17:45:02Z")
I thought I’d report back on my trip as well. First day was great, went to the botanical gardens where we saw the orchid exhibit and Rick Santorum. Walked through Air and Space Museum, which we found kinda disappointing. Had an amazing dinner at BLT Steak and drinks at Jack Rose. And then in the middle of the night I woke up when a stomach virus kicked in and ruined the rest of the trip. Two days later I managed to wobble through the American History Museum. Will have to try going back another time and not be ill! By the way, the Liaison Hotel was not much to look at on the outside but the room was gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739/83 "2015-04-03T19:09:20Z")
> [@Drum\_God](#): > > … Every - single - thing toed the “reporters are heroes” line. There was absolutely nothing critical about reporters or news. In one big presentation called “The Stories of Our Lives”, there was an attractive video presentation of big stories of the past forty years or so. They were the sort where you remember where you were when you heard the news. One of the ones presented was Colin Powell’s testimony at the UN justifying the invasion of Iraq. In my opinion, this was one of the biggest failings of modern media. If reporters had done their job, we would have learned that Powell was utterly lying (or repeating lies that he had been told). There was no mention that reporters could have done better. Speaking as a journalist, the Newseum is bunkum. It’s funded by contributions from large media organizations, so there’s obviously not going to be any criticism. An entire wing is sponsored by Fox News, so there’s not going to be any criticism of that organization in general, forget specific trespasses of organizations that at least try to create a semblance of valid journalism. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739/84 "2015-04-04T16:23:20Z")
Interesting to hear about the weirdness of the Even Hotel–turns out it’s a new hotel line from InterContinental that specializes in wellness: [http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/08/05/at-rockvilles-even-hotel-guests-have-no-excuse-not-to-exercise/](http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/08/05/at-rockvilles-even-hotel-guests-have-no-excuse-not-to-exercise/) ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739/85 "2015-04-04T18:29:48Z")
The Natural History Museum and the Air and Space Museum are the second and third most visited museums in the world and the American History Museum and the National Gallery are in the top twenty too. Perhaps they’ve slacked off a little because they figure why spend more money on them when people are coming anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2015, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739/86 "2015-04-04T18:31:00Z")
> **[The 20 most visited museums in the world: London, Paris & DC dominate](https://skift.com/2013/06/19/the-20-most-visited-museums-in-the-world-london-paris-dc-dominate/)** > > The majority, or 13 out of 20 museums, are free to visit and those with admission fees offer at least one free day per month. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-washington-dc/713739.md?page=4)