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Inaugural Transit Options All Have Drawbacks

If you want to get to the National Mall on Inauguration Day, you’re probably better off not driving.

2013/01/17

File photo of the preparations for President Barack Obama's second inauguration next week. (credit: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama to Take Private Oath in Brief Family Service

President Barack Obama’s private swearing-in will be a brief, sparsely attended ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House.

2013/01/15

Workers set up folding chairs in preparation for the US Presidential Inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 8, 2013. US President Barack Obama will be ceremonially sworn in for his second term during the public Inauguration event attended by hundreds of thousands of spectators on January 21, 2013. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Lottery Set for D.C. Residents’ Inauguration Tickets

The District of Columbia’s representative in Congress is holding a lottery for tickets to President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

2013/01/11

Southwest DC Redevelopment Plans Adopted

A federal planning commission has adopted a new plan to guide redevelopment of a 15-block section of southwest Washington to link the National Mall to the city’s Southwest Waterfront.

2013/01/11

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Best Ways To Experience The Presidential Inauguration In Washington DC

When President Barack Obama was sworn in the first time, visitors to the city overwhelmed the metro, hotels, restaurants and locals. This is how to stay ahead of the game and enjoy the inaugural experience.

2013/01/07

The fanfare for President Obama's second inauguration is expected to be far less than the first in January 2009. (Photo credit JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Fanfare for Second Inauguration Toned Down from Four Years Ago

Four years and one re-election after Barack Obama became America’s first black president, some of the thrill is gone.

2013/01/06

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National Mall Largely Unaffected by Superstorm Sandy

The National Park Service says its low-lying monuments and memorials along the National Mall came through superstorm Sandy largely unscathed.

2012/10/30

Screen On The Green On National Mall Showing Last Movie Of 2012

It’s the last night this summer to catch a movie on the National Mall as part of the popular Screen on the Green summer movie series.

2012/08/06

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D.C.’s Smithsonian Museums Get New Phone App

There’s a new application to help visitors navigate the massive collection of the Smithsonian’s 15 Washington museums and the National Zoo.

2012/08/03

Smithsonian Picks Paleontologist To Lead D.C. Museum As New Director

A paleontology expert who led a major excavation for ice age fossils of mammoths and mastodons in Colorado is being named the next director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington.

2012/07/26