National Geographic's Terra Cotta Warriors Vacation Package
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Overlooking our country's national treasures, and minutes from Georgetown, the Savoy Suites Hotel offers stunning views of the DC skyline. Having views of the Washington Monument, United States Capitol, Georgetown and the Potomac River just out your window, you will be awestruck from the moment you...

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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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Experience Mount Vernon, the most popular historic estate in America that now features an underground museum and education center with original movies, over 700 artifacts, and an immersive Revolutionary War "snow" experience. Tour the 45-acre historic estate which includes the Mansion house as it appeared in 1799, more than a dozen outbuildings, four distinct gardens, a Forest Trail, and a four-acre exhibition farm. George and Martha Washington rest in peace in the tomb, and Mount Vernon's slaves are honored at the nearby Slave Memorial and Burial Ground.
Children 5 and under are free.

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Experience 180 years of American life in the home of Thomas and Martha Peter and 6 generations of their descendants. The Custis-Peter family was the only family to live in this home from the time it was completed in 1816 until the last owner died in 1983. The home is filled with family heirlooms including over 100 objects from Mt. Vernon. Experience 19th and 20th century life and events in Georgetown and the growing city of Washington. Enjoy the elegant neo-classical house designed by Dr. William Thornton, first architect of the U.S. Capitol. Wander 5 1/2 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens.

Tours last about 1 hour

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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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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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