tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post5823278448104712697..comments2024-03-28T15:41:37.170-04:00Comments on Ben's Journal: Washington DC Sites-To-See ListBen Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-75383677956571378572009-03-29T18:32:00.000-04:002009-03-29T18:32:00.000-04:00Thanks Hayden for all the stupendous ideas!-BenThanks Hayden for all the stupendous ideas!<BR/><BR/>-BenBen Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-2159476676318139522009-02-02T07:56:00.000-05:002009-02-02T07:56:00.000-05:00Jerseygirl77 -Thanks for the suggestions, they'll ...Jerseygirl77 -<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the suggestions, they'll really come in handy!<BR/><BR/>-BenBen Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-44066373481162695922009-01-30T16:41:00.000-05:002009-01-30T16:41:00.000-05:00If you like museums, try the Phillips Collection. ...If you like museums, try the Phillips Collection. http://www.phillipscollection.org/ It's focused on impressionist and modern art. There are some really important pieces by the likes of Renoir and Rothko, and it's in a huge, old DC rowhouse. Private, so it's not free to get in, but I found the tour to be very informative.<BR/><BR/>Always fun: paddle boats at the Tidal Basin, walking the Georgetown waterfront, people-watching at Dupont Circle, Eastern Market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-31447640938556288882009-01-27T16:46:00.000-05:002009-01-27T16:46:00.000-05:00Luther -That's too bad that you can't check out Kr...Luther -<BR/><BR/>That's too bad that you can't check out Kryptos. But, thanks so much for sharing - I'll have to visit the Spy Museum again and check out Zola!<BR/><BR/>Any other crypto sites around?<BR/><BR/>-BenBen Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-74163221829932500422009-01-27T09:18:00.000-05:002009-01-27T09:18:00.000-05:00I lived with you for how long? We never hit the ...I lived with you for how long? We never hit the draft house which is a shame. We'll have to do that one weekend. Anyway, look what happened to their MD location http://www.montgomerydrafthouse.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-49875400107285514992009-01-26T19:39:00.000-05:002009-01-26T19:39:00.000-05:00Well, you can't visit the Kryptos sculpture at the...Well, you can't visit the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptos" REL="nofollow">Kryptos sculpture</A> at the CIA, but you can visit the Zola Spy Restaurant, which was partially designed by the same artist and is rumored to be related to Kryptos. Zola, by the way, is next door to the Spy Museum. While you're at it, go see Kryptos' sister sculpture, Antipodes, at the Hirshhorn Museum.Oddityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16019441151086055174noreply@blogger.com