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Capitol Hill
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Capitol
Watch congressmen and women debate, insult each other, and eventually make laws.
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Hawk & Dove
Listen to debates on the Redskins over pints at this quintessential D.C. bar.
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Library of Congress
Gaze at the Gutenberg Bible, the Great Hall, and the gilded Main Reading Room.
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Folger Shakespeare Library
The world's foremost Shakespeare collection is here on Capitol Hill.
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Supreme Court Building
Check out the home turf of the highest court in the land.
Map of Capitol Hill
The Capitol, where the Senate and the House have met since 1800, along with the Supreme Court and the Library of Congress, dominate this neighborhood. But the Hill is more than just the center of government. There are charming residential blocks of Victorian row houses here filled with young hill staffers, who have attracted a fine assortment of restaurants, bars, and shops. Union Station, Washington's train depot, has vaulted and gilded ceilings, arched colonnades, statues of Roman legionnaires, a shopping mall, and a movie theater multiplex. While you're in town, you may want to drop in on your state's congressional representatives.
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