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Hundreds gather at Lincoln Memorial for sunrise service

Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial for a sunrise Easter service.

Tags: Easter, Lincoln Memorial, National Church

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Experts survey the National Mall for sinkage

Experts are trying to determine whether the National Mall and the nation's monuments are sinking and whether the August earthquake made it worse.

Tags: washington monument, earthquake

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Closed doors and eyesores: Welcoming tourists to D.C.

The National Mall is not looking its best, ripped up due to construction work. Beyond the Mall, tourist spots like Union Station and the National Cathedral are also suffocated in scaffolding and orange mesh. It leaves a lot to be desired for tourists in town to see the cherry blossoms.

Tags: andrew mollenbeck, construction, Mall construction, tourism

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National parks generate more than $1B for local economy

National parks in D.C., Maryland and Virginia generated more than $1.8 billion in revenue in 2010 from 58 million visitors and supported more than 22,000 related jobs.

Tags: C&O Canal, Shenandoah National Park, Rock Creek Park, Antietam Battlefield, Manassas National Battlefield Park

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Smithsonian to display award-winning nature photos

Tags: Smithsonian, National Museum of Natural History, Windland Smith Rice,

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Final night to check out 'Song 1' at the Hirshhorn

Visitors can see the first work of 360-degree cinema in a continuous cylinder from sundown to midnight from March 22 through May 20.

Tags: Hirshhorn Museum, Smithsonian, doug aitken, i only have eyes for you, museum,

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The Carousel on the Mall: Spinning civil rights history

Fifty years ago, the carousel on the Mall sat in Gwynn Oak Amusement Park just outside of Baltimore. Gwynn Oak opened in the 1890s and was "Whites-Only" for many years.

Tags: Carousel on the Mall, Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, segregation, Jim Crow,

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New black history museum rising on National Mall

Frederick Douglass was black and that was enough for the Smithsonian Institution to bar the famed abolitionist from speaking at a lecture series intended to convince President Abraham Lincoln that he should end slavery as war divided the nation in February 1862.

Tags: obama, African American

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D.C. developer donates $1M to restore National Mall

The family foundation of a Washington developer is announcing a $1 million gift to help restore the National Mall's grounds and facilities.

Tags: Akridge Family Foundation, John Akridge,

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Park Service announces new shuttle services

Visitors to the National Mall and to Arlington National Cemetery will have new transportation options in time for the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Tags: Arlington National Cemetery, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Tourmobile

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