Washington DC: Difference between revisions

Not to be confused with the novel ''[[Washington, D.C.]]'' by [[Gore Vidal]], or the state of Washington (which we cover in [[The Other Rainforest]]).

 

[https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Washington,_D.C. Wikivoyage does a much better job of listing attractions for their own sake than we could ever hope to do.] This list is for the tropeworthy attractions.

* [[Bio-Dome|The Capitol Building]]: not to be confused with The White House (it has a dome for a start). This is where the U.S. Congress meets. The Congress now can't all fit in the offices there, so there are other office buildings, linked to it via a private tunnel network. It is entirely possible to get between the Capitol, its associated office buildings and the three buildings that house the Library of Congress without ever once setting foot outside, which is quite useful in the middle of winter, avoiding repeated security screening, and keeping the business of government largely out of view of tourists.

{{examples|DC in Fiction}}

Due to DC's [[Fun Size|small size]], many of these works have DC as a base of operations and characters will frequently head into Maryland or Virginia in the course of their duties. This especially applies with military works as the bulk of major military and intelligence facilities, including the aforementioned Pentagon, are outside the District.

* ''[[24]]'' (Day Seven)

* ''[[American Dad]]''—the Smith family lives in the fictional Virginian suburb of Langley Falls.