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2009 11 15 Newseum Photo

Associated Press - Slava Veder

A visit to the Newseum is a great way to spend a day in Washington D.C.  This museum is dedicated to news and media and is located within site of the U.S. Capitol next to the National Gallery of Art.  This gleaming facility is huge with seven levels that truly offers something for everyone.  You’ll find sections of the Berlin Wall, multiple theaters, interactive news studios and a lot more.

We made our first visit last weekend.  If I had to pick a favorite gallery, it would likely be the Pulitzer Prize Photographs Gallery.  Every Pulitzer Prize photo awarded is on display with background information from the photographer.  It may be the most “low-tech” gallery, but the photographs and stories are hypnotic.  This fantastic photograph by Slava Veder of the Associated Press captured the return of a Vietnam POW in 1973.

Here’s a couple of tips for a visit. Buy tickets online and save 10%.  The ticket is good for two consecutive days, so if you are planning to spend a couples of days in D.C., then I would make this an early stop in case you want to drop by on the next day.  If you drive and park, I normally have good luck finding a spot on East Capitol Circle on the weekends.  When parking karma isn’t so good, my trick is to circle a block, look, circle and then finally pay for parking (I seem to do this a lot when visiting the National Mall).

2009 11 11 Newseum Parking

Posted by Bruce Lemieux

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