Things to see and do Washington, D.c.

A perfect example of federal architecture with a collection of 17th and 19th century furniture and paintings. This residence is historic because it is here that the creation of the United Nations was decided in 1944. Don't miss out on a walk in the 16 hectares of the beautifully landscaped park with its 19 ponds and terraced gardens.

This museum, founded in 1964, takes us a little further out of American history since it is entirely dedicated to African culture and art, both contemporary and traditional. You can stroll among the 9,000 pieces of art featuring musical instruments, jewels, paintings or fabric pieces. Not to be missed: the remarkable paintings of the Egyptian artist Fathi Hassan and the collection of Eliot Elisofon, documentary photographer for Life magazine who gave the museum several thousand photos before his death.

The National Museum of the Amerindians, designed in close collaboration with two Amerindians from the Cherokee and Hopi tribes, ingeniously showcases the Amerindian way of life, history and art in the Northern Hemisphere. The 5-storey building deserves to be observed for a moment: its curvilinear shape, pale yellow colour and Kasota (Minnesota) beech clad façade recall the Amerindian environment. It is the work of Canadian and Amerindian architect Douglas Cardinal, who is also responsible for the remarkable Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec.

Opened in 2004, this beautiful museum stands in front of the Capitol with grace and strength. He is interested in the current Indian people, but without mentioning the extermination of the Indians after the discovery of the New World by the English pioneers... On the 4th floor, the exhibition "Our Universes" explores the close relationship that links the Amerindians to the universe and nature, and comments on the philosophy of several tribes, including those of Pueblo de Santa Clara (New Mexico), Hupa (California) and Mapuche (Chile)... Opposite, the exhibition "Our Peoples" traces five centuries of history of different Amerindian tribes: Tapiraré (Brazil), Kiowa (Oklahoma), Cherokee (North Carolina)... On the ^third floor, the "Our Lives" exhibition tells, with the help of objects, photos, videos and testimonies, how indigenous communities have survived and how they live today. All this is very well done, interesting and interactive. Souvenirs (some pretty necklaces and earrings) are on sale in the museum shop. You can also discover the craftsmanship of these peoples. Outside, the reconstruction of the Amerindian environment is a success, splendid and soothing. It features some forty ancient rocks, including four that mark the cardinal points of Maryland, Canada, Hawaii and Chile, more than 33,000 native plants from 150 species, more than 25 tree species, including red maple, sumac vinegar and white oak..

Here is the th century art collection and art collector Joseph Hirshhorn (1899-1981). It is installed in a museum built by Gordon Bunshaft (and called doughnut by the Americans). The works of Dubuffet, Picasso, Brancusi, Rothko, Giacometti, Hopper, Oldenburg and Warhol are. And in a sunny afternoon, you will also see the Garden Sculpture, outside. From May to September free jazz concerts are given every Friday evenings in the garden café.

This huge (and non-Catholic) episcopal cathedral in neo-Gothic style (with gargoyles) is the 6 ^th largest in the world. It was completed in the 1990 s, but it does more than its age. Built according to a cross plan, it is a construction to the impressive massive aspect. The interior is pretty beautiful. The exterior is also pleasant (gardens, benches). A lift takes you to the top of the building. Since the earthquake which damaged its nave, access is paid in the week.

Washington D.C. is certainly the federal capital of the United States, and as this bears the memory of all states, but not only bears the memory of the District of Columbia. And it is this memory that is welcomed here with this dome that recalls and honours the inhabitants of the District dead for their homeland during the First World War. 

You can see this famous building from the road since the famous political scandal of 1974, which led to the fall of the Nixon administration and the resignation of the president. The latter had monitored the opposing political clan, the Democrats, who had an office in the building. The journalists who had uncovered the first elements of the scandal had been informed by the mysterious informant "Deep Throat". Watergate is famous for its adaptation into a film (Les Hommes du Président with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman). It is now a simple office building.

The "Puppet Marches" are a steep staircase made up of 97 stone steps from the canal to M Street. Also called "Hitchcock Steps" or the "Marches de l'Enfer", these steps served as a backdrop for the filming of William Drama's film in 1973. It is in these stairs that jette and die Father Karras, one of the priests who venus the little Regan MacNeil.

This beautiful museum is one of the many jewels in the Mall. It gathers several collections on the heritage and heritage of the United States in all areas (social, cultural, scientific and military). On January 1, 2015, a new wing, Innovation Wing, introduced all American anthology creations such as the Steam Train, Electricity, or Sound Recording technique. Among the many halls, we will see with interest that dedicated to the American Presidency in order to better understand the powers of the American president or those of course devoted to American history. It is a very interesting museum to discover American life, both through its history and its innovations. 

In the th and th centuries, it was a place for people in the city who were not there. We were told that there were ghosts of known characters who lived there, such as Dolly Madison, the wife of the first president of the United States (yellow house at the entrance to the square in H Street) and Stephen Decatur, a Navy member.
It is now a popular place for tourists who want to see the back of the White House. In the four corners of the square, the figures of characters who took part in the American war of independence, including the valuable French allies of General Lafayette and General de Rochambeau, were involved in helping the young American nation to become liberated from British tutelage. In the middle of the square is the statue of Andrew Jackson, who massacred many of the Cherokee tribe Indians. In H Street, on the side of the street opposite Dolly Madison, you can visit the St. John Church.