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 [...]
METRO – Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority http://www.wmata.com/ After a very chaotic day of travel from the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington Virginia to the U.S Capitol, I am PROUD to say that I personally witnessed Barack Obama take the oath of office to become the 44th President and Commander in Chief of the United [...]
Nationals Park 1500 South Capitol Street, SE Washington, DC 20003 Phone: 202.675-6287 http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/ After traveling all day on the train; checking into our hotel room; having dinner at Bin 1700; we then headed to Nationals Park to attend the Massachusetts Democratic Inaugural Presidential Party last night. Congressman Barney Frank’s very nice District Representative, Lisa Lowney gave [...]
1700 Jefferson Davis Hwy Arlington, VA 22202 Phone: 703-553-5334 www.bin1700.com After checking into our wheelchair accessible room at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA, we went for dinner at Bin 1700. It is located inside the hotel and we were pleased to find Bin 1700 wheelchair accessible with only a few minor obstacles. Entering [...]
Amtrak and Acela Express – http://www.amtrak.com/ Red Top Cab – http://www.redtopcab.com/ After a very long day of travel, my friends, Ric, Tony, Kate and I finally arrived in Washington DC yesterday. We left my home in Massachusetts very early in the morning and thought we had plenty of time to catch our 8:49am Acela [...]
900 Ohio Dr. SW Washington, District of Columbia Phone: 202-426-6842 http://www.nps.gov/linc/ The Lincoln Memorial was really great to see when I visited Washington DC in June of 2007. I really enjoyed finally getting to the site. It’s a long walk to get to the memorial but the side walks are wide and easy to [...]
U. S. Capitol Capitol Hill Washington DC The US Capitol Building Congressman Barney Frank 2252 Rayburn H.O.B. Washington, DC 20515 http://www.house.gov/frank/ One of the most exciting things of our trip to Washington DC was visiting the US Capitol Building and meeting my local Congressman Barney Frank. His office is located in the US Capitol Building in [...]
US Senate Russell Senate Office Building Phone – 202-225-6827 U.S. Senate: Visitors Center Home U.S. Senate: Visitors Center Home > Accessibility Senator John Kerry Washington D.C. 304 Russell Bldg. Third Floor Washington D.C. 20510 On our visit to DC in June of 2007, we went to see Senator John Kerry. His office is in the [...]
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO) www.wmata.com The Metro had very good wheelchair access plus elevators at each station. The Metro elevator was located right outside my hotel (Marriott at The Metro). I would take the elevator down to the Metro and the had access to all the sites in Washington DC. I had no [...]
"To help make the world more sensitive, respectful, safer and accessible to all."
In loving memory of my grandfather, 'Bud' McAuliffe.
