22．Washington，DC’s annual festivals and special events are well known and closely followed throughout the world．
23．The nation’s capital is one of the easiest cities to navigate（航行，航海，航空）and a terrific city for touring，once you understand the basics．
24．One of the best ways to experience Washington is on foot，with wonderful pockets including the inspiring monuments and museums found on the National Mall as well as the intimate museums，world－class theatres and splendid gardens，squares and circles throughout the District．
25．The Washington，DC Convention and Tourism Corporation serves as the lead organization to successfully manage and market Washington，DC as a premier（首要的）global convention，tourism and special events destination．
26．Washington，DC is packed with famous sights，free attractions，historic neighborhoods and many treasures that inspire millions to visit here each year．
27．The National Gallery of Art is exploring the influential avant－garde art movement of Dada with an exhibition by the same name．
28．After its time in Washington，DC，the exhibition－the most comprehensive Dada showcase（陈列橱）in the United States－will travel to The Museum of Modern Art in New York．
29．During the 40years spanning 1870to 1910，a creative collaboration（协作）between Britain and France originated，quickly becoming artistically stimulating，commercially successful and critically sensational as visual artists broke away from convention and began exploring modern avenues of expression．
30．Beyond the inspiring monuments and news－making public figures，Washington，DC is a city of colorful and diverse neighborhoods，filled with hip boutiques（专卖流行衣服的小商店）and galleries，historic homes and small museums，urban parks and spectacular gardens．
31．Across the Anacostia River at the end of the 11th Street Bridge，this neighborhood began as the first suburb of Washington City．
32．In addition to the charming diversity of its residential architecture，this Northeast Washington neighborhood features the largest concentration of Catholic institutions outside the Vatican．
33．East of the US Capitol Building lies a neighborhood of fine Victorian row houses，diverse restaurant fare and specialty shops．
34．Surrounding the world’s largest single－span Chinese arch at 7th and H Streets，NW，Chinatown boasts numerous restaurants，the US Mint Museum，the MCI Center and the annual Chinese New Year’s Day Parade．
35．Dupont Circle，at Connecticut and P Streets，NW，is the hub of a lively neighborhood of Victorian row houses and Beaux—Arts mansions（大厦），many of which have been restored to house embassies，international restaurants，boutiques and more．
36．Washington’s coast is much more than a beach destination．Native Americans thrived here for thousands of years before Lewis and Clark first sighted the Pacific Ocean from Washington．Now families and lovers come to snuggle and watch the waves do somersaults（翻筋斗）on the sand．
37．The eastern edge of the North Cascades Highway begins in the remote high desert of the Methow Valley and rises gently as it approaches Washington Pass and the snow－capped peaks of the North Cascade Mountains．
38．Passes through Washington’s mountains bring travelers through some of the state’s most scenic alpine vistas．
39．Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington—A regional arts service organization working on behalf（代表……）of artists，cultural arts organizations，and the community．
40．Cultural Tourism DC—A non－profit corporation that strives to involve visitors to the District of Columbia in the exciting and rewarding cultural attractions and experiences available throughout the nation’s capital．
41．DC Commission on the Arts &Humanities—Promotes excellence in the arts by initiating and supporting programs，activities，and policies that inspire（鼓舞），nurture，and reflect the multi－ethnic character and cultural diversity of the District．
42．Historical Society of Washington，DC—A citywide non－profit organization whose sole mission is to preserve，present and interpret the history of Washington，D．C．and its people．
43．Washington Performing Arts Society—A non－profit multi－disciplinary presenting organization that exists to increase the opportunity for artists and the public to share the performing arts．
44．One of the best ways to experience Washington is on foot，with wonderful pockets including the inspiring monuments and museums found on the National Mall as well as the intimate museums，world－class theatres and splendid gardens，squares and circles throughout the District．
45．Spontaneous（自发的，自然产生的）Jazz notes tumble out the windows of U Street’s nightclubs，while world－class performers take the stage at the highly acclaimed Kennedy Center．
46．Kayakers tackle the Potomac River as it winds past the elegant marble tributes to America’s great leaders．
47．Washington，DC’s annual St．Patrick’s Day Parade has been celebrating Irish residents since 1971．
48．Washington，DC’s annual National Cherry Blossom Festival is a celebration of the coming of spring and commemorates the gift of 3，000cherry trees given to the U．S．by Tokyo mayor，Yukio Ozaki in 1912．
49．The Barbecue（吃烤烧肉的野餐）Battle features serious competition between top BBQ competitors，great BBQ restaurants from our area and around the country，cooking demonstrations，free food samples（标本，样品），interactive cooking displays and children’s activities．
50．The highlight of the Carnival is the annual parade，which includes 25colorful bands of masqueraders accompanied by the sweetest，most infectious music，will be dancing up a storm down Georgia Avenue from Missouri Avenue，NW to Banneker Park，NW across from the campus of Howard University．
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