Lonely Planet's guide to Washington DC - Northern Virginia (Chapter), 5th Edition

This is the Northern Virginia chapter from Lonely Planet's Washington, DC guidebook.Safe, green-conscious, well-trimmed, smells nice. Northern Virginia is DC's perfect neighbor, just across from the picket fence of the Potomac River. Arlington and Alexandria, two communities here, combine crucial capital sites with cozy pubs, kickin' pool halls and most of the trappings of suburban bliss. walk around Arlington National Cemetery and you can't help but be moved: from the Tomb of the Unknowns' dignified guards, to John F Kennedy's eternal flame, to the simple white headstones sparkling out in every direction maps get lost amid space shuttles and jets in the mammoth hangars of the Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center transportation cycle the Mount Vernon Trail to Roosevelt Island, Old Town Alexandria or beyond to George Washington's estate restaurants & bars Coverage includes: Neighborhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sleeping and Sports & Activities., ISBN: 9781741799514 Click the banner to get it at ONLY: USD4.95