2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E. Washington, DC 20002 Tel: (202) 633-5555 TTY: (202) 633-9849 http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/ The National Postal Museum, a Smithsonian Institution museum, is located in the old Post Office building next to Union Station in Washington DC and it is fully wheelchair accessible. There is a cement wheelchair accessible ramp leading to the main entry [...]
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Virginia 22202 Phone: 1-703-920-3230 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasgw-crystal-gateway-marriott/ My friends and I stayed at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington Virginia for our trip to the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama. It is conveniently located only two miles from Washington DC and right next to Crystal City Metro stop. My mom and [...]
1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Virginia 22202 USA Phone: 1-703-920-3230 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/wasgw-crystal-gateway-marriott/ After a long day of travel and the excitement of seeing the 2009 Inauguration on Tuesday, we finally arrived back at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, out hotel. We decided to eat dinner at Mez Restaurant for it was in the hotel and we were too [...]
1735 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 800-275-8777 http://www.usps.com/ The Crystal City Station U.S. Post Office is directly across the street from the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington Virginia where we stayed for the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama. This post office is wheelchair accessible with a few obstacles which should be corrected. After [...]
National Mall and Memorial Parks 900 Ohio Drive SW Washington, DC 20024 Phone: 202-426-6841 http://thewall-usa.com/ http://www.nps.gov/vive/ I have been to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial – The Moving Wall when it came to my hometown of Middleboro, Massachusetts , but I’ve never had the opportunity to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington DC until [...]
Capitol Building Capitol Hill Washington D.C. 20515 Phone: 202-226-8000 http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/ http://inaugural.senate.gov/2009/accessibility.cfm Tuesday, January 20, 2009 was the most exciting and BEST DAY of my life. I was very proud, honored and fortunate to personally witness Barack Obama taking the oath of office to become the 44th President of the United States of America. Thank you [...]
900 Ohio Drive SW Washington, DC 20024 Phone: 202.426.6841 http://www.wwiimemorial.com/ World War 11 Memorial is across from the Washington Monument and approximately a ten minute wheel. You can see the Washington Monument to the east and the Lincoln Memorial to the west. It is a National Park and is open 24 hours, seven days a [...]
Between the U.S. Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial Washington, DC 20242 Phone: 202-426-6841 http://www.nps.gov/wamo/ After visiting the Lincoln Memorial, my friends and I went to see the Washington Monument. The Washington Monument was built in honor of George Washington, our first President who led the country to independence. It is a National Park and part [...]
900 Ohio Dr SW Washington, DC 20242 Phone: 202-426-6895 http://www.nps.gov/linc/ My friends and I arrived in Washington DC on Sunday, January 18, 2009, which was the very same day that President Barack Obama gave a speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and referred to the dream that Martin Luther King told of in [...]
on January 20, 2009 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Located between Constitution Avenue and Independence Avenue P.O. Box 37012 Smithsonian Inst. Washington D.C., 20013 Phone: 202-633-1000 http://www.mnh.si.edu/ After finally arriving in Washington DC via the Metro yesterday, my friends and I headed to the Silver Gate where Ric and I were to enter [...]
"To help make the world more sensitive, respectful, safer and accessible to all."
In loving memory of my grandfather, 'Bud' McAuliffe.
