Associated Press
Austin Hiddey ran between rows of American flags at the National Mall, which is filled with free museums and monuments. But parking can be a problem. |
Doin' D.C.
There are loads of things to see, and many are free
By Nancy Benac
ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON – There are so many free and cheap things to do in Washington that the biggest challenge is carving out enough time to take advantage of them. Many museums, monuments and other institutions – from the zoo to the botanic garden – that are run by the federal government charge no admission. But even if you've been here, done that 15 times over, the capital is packed with new and overlooked attractions.
2008 VOTE: PRESIDENTPolitical points of view
Denver has played its part in shaping our country's destiny over the last 150 years
By Dan Elliott
ASSOCIATED PRESS
DENVER – There's the City Hall War of 1894, when the state militia was poised to blow the building to smithereens because some political bosses wouldn't come out. And there's the City Auditorium, site of the 1908 Democratic National Convention, whose extravagant construction costs helped grease the gears of a political machine.
