National Geographic Weekend Warrior Travel Package
Fairmont Washington, DC

Located in Washington's fashionable West End and adjacent to historic Georgetown- The Fairmont Washington- D.C. hotel welcomes guests in capital style. A sunlit urban oasis that soothes the spirit- the Fairmont- perfect for business or leisure travel- celebrates many local Washington traditions...

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Photo by Wang Da Gang, courtesy National Geographic Museum
Soldiers. Charioteers. Archers. Musicians. Generals. Acrobats. Nearly 2,000 years ago, thousands of life-size clay figures were buried in massive underground pits to accompany China's first emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, into the afterlife. Their discovery outside the city of Xi'an in 1974 is one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th century.

Now, you can stand face-to-face with these terra cotta warriors. In November 2009, National Geographic Museum will host Terra Cotta Warriors: Guardians of China’s First Emperor, an exhibition featuring treasures from the tomb complex including 15 life-size figures, weapons, armor, coins, and more. Don't miss this chance to see the largest collection of significant artifacts from China ever to travel to the United States.

Exhibition will be open from November 19, 2009 – March 31, 2010.

Blackout Dates: November 19, 20,21, 22, 26, 27 and February 6th.

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General Admission to Newseum and exhibits.

Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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General admission to Madame Tussauds Washington DC and exhibits!

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Admission price includes the show, dinner and two rounds of select beverages. Seating at the Castles is limited and reservations are strongly recommended.

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To put it simply, a walk through Washington’s tony Georgetown neighborhood is a venture through time -- of 200-year-old mansions and their eccentric owners, of fortunes in trade won and lost, of marvelous architecture from Federal to Victorian, of the once-bustling freedman community Herring Hill, of political intrigue, of green preservation and urban renewal. And of course no one can mention Georgetown without the Kennedy's.

In the 1950s John F. Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline almost single-handedly turned the neighborhood into the city’s politically fashionable place to live. We’ll point out the houses of the movers and shakers, as well as the remarkable historic properties here that are open to the public (and yes, The Exorcist steps!). This two-hour, two-mile tour winds up in Georgetown’s shopping and restaurant district just in time for lunch. Or if you’re on a roll, we can point you to the C&O Canal, the historic and bucolic waterway.

• This walk is offered on Sundays at 10:00 a.m., April 1 through October 31.
• Two hours long; takes place rain or shine
• Meet at the little park located at the intersection of 28th street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. – Next to the gas station

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The nouveau-riche crowd has made many an eyeball roll reflexively skyward. Call them robber barons or captains of industry, dub their heyday industrial or gilded, today we can revel in the Beaux-Arts grandeur of Washington’s Massachusetts Avenue, better known as Embassy Row. We’ll meet at Dupont Circle and introduce you to the families who decided to showcase their fortunes in the nation’s capital: members of the first ranks of mining, railroads, banking, publishing, politicians and speculators in the 1880s and 90s. Spendthrift offspring, the Great Depression and other misfortune eventually drained the resources of many families. Only 50 years later, embassies, clubs and other institutions were buying up their mansions for as little as 10 cents on a dollar. But in between, the high life and high architecture has made for some great stories. Alice Longworth Roosevelt delivered her famous line here -- “If you don’t have anything nice to say, sit next to me” -- and spirited chum Evalyn Walsh McLean lived a few doors up where she kept the Hope Diamond. Our walk ends outside the magnificent Phillips Collection museum, former residence of steel heir and avid art collector Duncan Phillips.

• This walks is offered on Saturdays and Mondays at 10:00 a.m. April 1 through October 31. Not offered May 30 or September 19, 2009
• Two hours long; takes place rain or shine
• Meet outside the Dupont Circle Metrorail Station at the Dupont South exit.

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