Washington Flights

Cheap Washington holidays  -  Home of the White House                     

Built on a swamp, Washington holidays offer a chance to experience the capital of the U.S.A on your USA city break. The White House on Capitol Hill is the seat of government where the President lives when he is elected.

Washington is half way between north and south America. Years ago it could be reached by the sea and the Potomac River. After the Civil War many black people settled there to escape racism in the South. After World War 2 Washington boomed as segregation between blacks and whites was made illegal.

Cheap Washington Holidays - Head Downtown 

Spending in many downtown areas recently has resulted in wasted areas being filled with restaurants, galleries, boutiques and a huge increase in  property prices. The street grid is separated into four quadrants. Wide avenues run across a grid of streets, meeting up at monumental traffic circles like Dupont Circle. The neoclassical buildings of the Federal Buildings house the bureaucracy. There are many museums, galleries, a zoo, a cathedral, and eateries to suit all tastes.  

Washington Holidays - Arts and Nightlife

The nightlife is ever more exciting. There are also numerous places which cover many aspects of the performing arts and areas of art nouveau architecture. The most sought after attractions are in different neighbourhoods. Most are near Connecticut Avenue where swankpots go for expensive wining and dining. So if you want to visit the most important political city in the world beatthebrochure offers cheap Washington holiday deals.

Flights to Washington – Washington State or DC?

Just to keep you on your toes, there are two Washingtons; Washington State and the US’s capital city Washington DC. For Washington DC take flights to Washington Dulles International Airport. For flights to Washington State head to Seattle where there are two international airports, alternatively Bellingham or Spokane.

Jimi Hendrix was born in Washington State, in Seattle. I never rated him much but then I’m a girl. I’m not really into great long tedious guitar solos and never responded very well to air guitar. But veteran crooner Bing Crosby was born in Tacoma - that’s more like it.

Washington Flights – Symbolic weirdness everywhere

Take flights to Washington state and you’ll find yourself surrounded by symbolic weirdness… Washington's state insect is the Dragonfly. And their state bird is the Willow Goldfinch. Fair enough so far. But then they go a bit mad. Their official dance is the square dance.

Their official fossil (!) is the Colombian Mammoth. Their official ship is the President Washington and they’ve even got an official tartan. All of which makes flights to Washington state an interesting if slightly bizarre holiday choice.

Flights to Washington – Home to Mount St Helens

Remember the big bang? Flights to Washington land you in the home of temperamental landmark Mount St. Helens, which blew over 1000 feet of its head off and scattered the dust all around the plant via the stratosphere. All in all, a cubic mile of rocks, dust, ash and rubbish. Wow. The blast flattened four billion feet’s worth of trees but not to worry, Mount St Helens isn’t due to go off again in the near future.

So your flights to Washington needn’t end in disaster. Unless you go to Wilbur, of course, where it is illegal to ride an ugly horse. Or to Spokane, where you’ll be thrown into jail of you so much as attempt to buy a TV on a Sunday.

Washington DC or Washington State? Whichever tickles your fancy, book your flights to Washington here.

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Washington Attractions

The Washington Monument is 555ft high,  is a marble obelisk built in memory of George Washington.

The White House was built by Irish immigrant James Hoban who designed it along Georgian lines.

The National Gallery of Art on Constitution Avenue is a stunning building with an impressive permanent collection in the West Building. See the Dutch Gallery with Van Eycks, the Spanish Gallery with Goyas, The Italian Gallery with the only Leonardo in America; also the French Collection and some British art.

Attractions in Washington

The National Museum of The American Indian. Honour the tribes who occupied the U.S. before the whites stole from them; the Iroquois, Sioux, Navajo, and the Cherokee.

Washington National Cathedral is the world’s sixth largest Cathedral.

Tourmobiles operate daily. There are canal boats and walking tours. Check for Tourist Information Centres at your hotel.

Clubs and Live music venues operate round the Shaw District, The Dupont Circle and Columbia Road.

Air

Washington D.C has three major airports. Dulles Unternational Airport, Baltimore- Washington International Airport and the most convenient is; Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Train

You arrive at the beautiful neoclassical station, Union Station.

For enquiries Telephone The DC Chamber of Commerce Visitor Centre. t. 866/324 7386.