I'm sure it does normally. When I was there in April I had a great view of a giant ditch as the Mall had been drained.
This should be interesting (the Washington Monument)
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I'm sure it does normally. When I was there in April I had a great view of a giant ditch as the Mall had been drained.
While I wouldn't plan a trip from Scotland to go to DC, if you're ever in the neighborhood I would suggest giving it a shot. It's a wonderful place to visit provided you stay in the tourist areas.
I've lived in the D.C. area for 17 years now, and I still haven't gone to the Washington Monument, just admired it from a distance. I hope someday it will be re-opened...
The naming rights?
You do know that Sears moved out, right? Like, 15 years ago. You make "naming it after who's in it" sound so sinister.
^Well, like the MetLife Building in New York- a lot of people still call it the Pan Am building (I actually do). And Pan Am not only moved out ages ago, they went out of business!
I still call it Sears Tower.
I still call it Sears Tower.
You do if you took your damned shoes off in your wife's office before the shooting started.
I lived in the SF Bay Area for most of my life and in SFC proper for four years and never went to the Coit Tower, it happens. I did visit the Sears and Hancock buildings multiple times when I was living in my hometown and when I lived in Stirling I climbed the Wallace Monument multiple times.
I think the difference was that San Francisco is already quite hilly so there's loads of places to get a view - the base of the Sutro Tower is a great spot.
It's not sinister, it's lame. Willis is only leasing the place; the building was built by Sears Roebuck so it's the Sears Tower whether they're living there or not. If they wanted to rename it The Great Chicago Phallus, that I could go with, but Willis Tower doesn't impress.
The Smithsonian is probably worth it alone, I'll agree. Okay, it's on the list.
There are other nice places to visit outside of downtown too. You're restricting yourself based off of 20 year old information.
Are you suggesting I can't score rock there and smoke out with the mayor anymore? Off the list.
often, best places to see, shop and eat are outside the tourist areas. This applies to other cities.
You probably could with our current mayor.
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So don't go to the Washington Monument.
I was in DC a few years ago for some Nats games - unfortunately did not have time to do a proper tour of the Mall and areas like that. Would like to remedy this soon. (Hopefully there will not be a ginormous heat wave like last time.)
I'm aware however leaving tourist areas if you aren't familiar with the place brings about a host of other issues; notably walking into a shitty neighborhood or getting lost.This applies to just about all cities as well.
Exactly, I wouldn't bother.
doubleohfive
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Shame. Having grown up in DC, I always undervalued the local museums, memorials and monuments. It wasn't till I moved 3000 miles away that I realized how cool all that was and I miss having it just a subway stop away from me tremendously. No, the view from the top of the Washington Monument isn't really different from other high-rises in the area, and unless you're familiar with the geography of the area, it probably won't mean anything to you. But it was still cool to do and see when I went up there as a kid, and I'd feel terrible if they have to close the Monument for good, knowing other little kids wouldn't have the same experience.
To each their own though.
To each their own though.
Nats park is already in one of the shittier neighborhoods.
