Car Rental Washington DC Airport

Washington is the capital of the United States with more than half a million inhabitants on an area of almost 180 square kilometers and is located in the District of Columbia, which enters the attached abbreviation d.c. her. It is the seat of Government of the United States as well as home to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The name of the town goes back to the first President of America, on George Washington.

The Washington power city is full of monuments, museums, theatres and galleries, but the undisputed highlight and the town's landmark is the White House as the residence of the President. It has the number 1600 and is located on Pennsylvania Avenue. Interestingly is the sandstone used to build the House from the Schaumburg, Lower Saxony. Of the 132 rooms Palace with its own bowling alley and air-raid shelter attracts every year thousands of tourists from all over the world to Washington. Continue to the Washington is monument, a white marble Obelisk between the Capitol State building and the Lincoln Memorial, on most postcards of the US capital. In 1848, it was erected in memory of the namesake of the city.

Information about the way of life and history of native Americans, the Indians are the National Museum of the American Indian. It is the largest Museum of its kind in the world and was opened in 2004. Do not miss one should also visit the Washington Cathedral national. The imposing church with the construction of which influenced by Gothic elements at the beginning of the 20th century began and lasted for 80 years, is located in the northwestern part of the city.

Ideally, you explore Washington and his monuments with a rental car.