{"id":6899,"date":"2016-07-13T15:47:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T19:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=6899"},"modified":"2016-07-19T12:41:54","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T16:41:54","slug":"stunning-d-c-views-that-arent-the-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/stunning-d-c-views-that-arent-the-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning D.C. Views That Aren&#8217;t The White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Washington, D.C., our\u00a0beautiful capital city, often serves a symbol of our nation. It&#8217;s home to the White House, which has been the official\u00a0residence of every U.S. president since John Adams and remains one of the most prominent landmarks in the\u00a0country. Whether you&#8217;re a tourist or a native, chances are you&#8217;re familiar with the politically\u00a0significant structure. But D.C. has a number of other, lesser-know but equally-stunning sights that may spark your interest. If you&#8217;re in the area, I recommend visiting the following places for a dose of\u00a0cultural history (and a few Instagram-worthy photos).<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/49\/Washington_National_Cathedral_in_George_Town.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/cathedral.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Washington National Cathedral<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/4\/3006\/2834046777_88c395dc58_z.jpg?zz=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/npg.si.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/4\/40\/National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian_-_Washington_-_2012_(1).JPG\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nmai.si.edu\/visit\/washington\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Museum of the American Indian<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/4\/3172\/2946505813_178896358c_b.jpg\" width=\"499\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalshrine.com\/site\/c.osJRKVPBJnH\/b.4719297\/k.BF65\/Home.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/b\/b2\/Arts_and_Industries_Bulding_in_the_sun.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.edu\/Museums\/arts-and-industries-building\" target=\"_blank\">Arts and Industries Building of the Smithsonian<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/a\/aa\/Old_Post_Office_Pavilion,_Washington_DC.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"470\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/opot\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Old Post Office Pavilion<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/2\/28\/Vietnam_Veterans_with_Washington_Monument.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/vive\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7744\/17146117317_b55af6eb19_b.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nga.gov\/content\/ngaweb\/visit\/maps-and-information\/sculpture-garden.html\" target=\"_blank\">National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/9\/90\/World_War_II_Memorial,_04950v.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/wwii\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">National World War II Memorial<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C., our\u00a0beautiful capital city, often serves a symbol of our nation. It&#8217;s home to the White House, which has been the official\u00a0residence of every U.S. president since John Adams and remains one of the most prominent landmarks in the\u00a0country. Whether you&#8217;re a tourist or a native, chances are you&#8217;re familiar with the politically\u00a0significant structure. 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Whether you&#8217;re a tourist or a native, chances are you&#8217;re familiar with the politically\u00a0significant structure.&hellip;","featured_media_src_url":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/D.C.-Views.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}