(Map is a bit out-of-date, but still a great place to start)
Point at any of the blue sites on the map to view additional information.
The SIGAda 2000 Conference is located midway between Baltimore and Washington, DC.
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Tours leaving from the Conference Hotel can be arranged. |
Listed below are just a few of the many places in the National Capital
Metropolitan Area.
Just click on a link to begin an adventure in the modern urban complex,
or travel back to the early history of this richly endowed environ surrounding
the SIGAda 2000 Conference Venue.
Washington, DC
(Map is a bit out-of-date, but still a great place to start)
Point at any of the blue sites on the map to view additional information.
Washington, the capital of the United States, is located in and coterminous
(as of 1878) with the District of Columbia, a
federally owned enclave surrounded on three sides by Maryland
and across the Potomac River from Arlington and
Fairfax
counties, Virginia. The city is the center
of a metropolitan area that is the eighth most populous in the country.
The population of the city proper is 637,651 (1980), and that of the metropolitan
area, 3,060,240. Washington is divided along a north-south axis by Rock
Creek, historically a barrier to east-west movement. Additions to the city's
total land area--at present 179 sq
km (69 sq mi)--have been made by adding landfill along the shores of
the Potomac.
Washington has a temperate midlatitude climate with mean temperatures
of 3 deg C (37 deg F) in January and 26 deg C (79
deg F) in July. Summers are hot and humid, and yearly precipitation
totals nearly 1,016 mm (40 in).
The
Washington Monument
The Whitehouse
The United States Capitol
The Lincoln Memorial
National Zoo
Maryland
This late 18th century star-shaped fort is world famous as the birthplace of the United States' national anthem.
The guardian of Baltimore's harbor, it was the valiant defense of Fort
McHenry by American forces during a British attack on September 13-14,
1814, that inspired 35 year old poet-lawyer, Francis Scott Key to write
"The Star-Spangled Banner."
The Birthplace of American Railroading
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NSA - National Cryptologic Museum
Historical Electronics Museum
The Mall in Columbia is within walking distance from the hotel (free
roundtrip shuttle service is also available). You'll find everything from
Penny's to Nordstrom's. If you're into tools, you won't want to miss
Brookstones ("the Toy Store for Men"). See the Store
Directory for a full listing.
Dining
The Columbia & Laurel areas have every type of Cuisine: American,
Asian, French, Irish, Italian, Mexican, Middle-Eastern, Coffeehouses, Pizza,
Seafood, Steak Houses.
To see some of the restaurants in nearby Columbia, Laurel, Baltimore,
or Washington, DC. see http://www.columbiamaryland.com/colum1ab.htm
or
http://dinesite.com/city/city-6619/?t=79667
National Capital Trolley Museum
Virginia
HARPER'S FERRY NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK
is located at the confluence of the
Potomac and Shenandoah rivers in the states
of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
Meriwether Lewis, John Brown,
"Stonewall" Jackson, and Frederick
Douglass are just a few of the prominent
individuals who left their mark on this place.
Skyline Drive/Blue Ridge Parkway
