+firstchain Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Going on vacation next week in D.C. and was wondering if anyone knew of any easy to find caches there. We won't have a whole lot of time to do caching, but thought it would be fun to find one or two in a new place. Thanks for your help!!! Quote Link to comment
+Jhwk Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I would recommend caching on the national mall. I did about 19 in four hours. They were all virts, but this is the place that the old virtuals shine. If you want a "cool" one, look for "Awakening" GC15F1. Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 My favorite virtual caches are down on the Lincoln Memorial side of the mall. There are several that you can walk to. If you have never been to the Lincoln Memorial, go. Not just for the smiley, but to stand in front of the statue of Lincoln. Then you turn around and look out over the best view of DC. There is another one nearby that I personally like as well, "So We Will Remember Them". Parking is tough in that area. For some good traditional caches, go just north of the White House about a half mile to a mile into the north metro DC area. It is also busy area, but there are some good urban hides. Still, go to the Lincoln Memorial. You cannot go to DC and not go there. Go in the evening if you can. Photo by yours truly. Quote Link to comment
+firstchain Posted April 12, 2007 Author Share Posted April 12, 2007 Thank you all so much, it is going to make our trip that much better!!! Quote Link to comment
+Big Red Viking Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 There's a Virtual right in front of the Aerospace Museum. I actually passed this one over in search of more difficult caches. As I understand it, there are several virtuals in this area. The two I found were Garfield Park and To Market, To Market...both very worthwhile finds. Good luck and have fun in the Capitol City! Quote Link to comment
BRTango Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I'll second both Jhwk and Mtn-Man's recommendations. The National Mall has many wonderful virtuals and the monuments themselves are incredible. I've been here for several years and still stand in awe of the monuments. Awakening is a little bit out of the way... but you should really make time to visit. It's really an incredible location. The one that I've been wanting to hit, but never seem to make it to is The Summer House near the Capitol. Quote Link to comment
BRTango Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 There's a Virtual right in front of the Aerospace Museum. I actually passed this one over in search of more difficult caches. As I understand it, there are several virtuals in this area. The two I found were Garfield Park and To Market, To Market...both very worthwhile finds. Good luck and have fun in the Capitol City! To Market, To Market is great... but you really should go when the market is open. It makes it a bit more challenging because of all the people around, but the market itself is great and shouldn't be missed. Quote Link to comment
+JPatton Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Here is a bookmark list of caches near the Metro subway stops. It should include every thing downtown in the Mall area. http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.a...80-ebdbdf05e04c I haven't updated it in a while, but most of it should be current with the virtuals. Quote Link to comment
+mtn-man Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I will give a thumbs up to Summer House too. That one was great. The To Market cache was also a good one. Down by Summer House you get into the area where Lincoln was shot (Fords Theater) and Chinatown. That one is a very tough virtual cache. Jhwk's Awakening recommendation is down by the Lincoln Memorial side. I really did like that one. No matter where you go, you will be awestruck. Quote Link to comment
+huskerrich2000 Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I'll have to download this list also as I plan a trip to d.c. around Mem day If you have any westbound tb's, please advise me of their whereabouts and I will try to make arrangements Quote Link to comment
+Jhwk Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 The 'Albert' memorial is one that still stays with me. Would have never know it existed without caching. Quote Link to comment
ATMouse Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 I did some virtual caching there a couple of weeks ago and I have only heard from one owner that I could log that cache...and I haven't even done that, yet. I did "So We Will Remember Them" and "The Summer House" and several others. Quote Link to comment
+SgtSue Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 Also chimming it to say don't miss The Summer House and if you can get to Georgetown look for Neglect . The mall is full of great virtuals, but if you are able to get into Georgetown, Arlington, or Alexandria there are plenty of traditional caches. flowerman has placed many quality caches in and around the DC area. Quote Link to comment
+Moore9KSUcats Posted April 12, 2007 Share Posted April 12, 2007 The 'Albert' memorial is one that still stays with me. Would have never know it existed without caching. Albert was one of our favorite spots on the mall, also! Quote Link to comment
+firstchain Posted May 3, 2007 Author Share Posted May 3, 2007 Thank you all for your help. It was very cold and rainy while we were there, but we were able to do 8 including: I Can See Lincoln, The Other Unknowns, The Lone Sailor, The Summer House (my favorite), An Englishman in DC, and FDR Memorial. It made our trip that much more fun. Thanks again everyone for your help! Quote Link to comment
+George1 Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 You must do the Mall. Park near Hanes Point. Parking is free. A little walk but many Caches to find. Quote Link to comment
GuFaZi Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 There's a Virtual right in front of the Aerospace Museum. I actually passed this one over in search of more difficult caches. As I understand it, there are several virtuals in this area. The two I found were Garfield Park and To Market, To Market...both very worthwhile finds. Good luck and have fun in the Capitol City! To Market, To Market is great... but you really should go when the market is open. It makes it a bit more challenging because of all the people around, but the market itself is great and shouldn't be missed. We had a recent fire near this one. Is it still active? Quote Link to comment
+Scare Force One Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 I was in D.C. 2 years ago with my family. We drove up from VT and on the way we picked up a travelbug conviniently located on the highway. About halfway thru my stay in D.C. we decided to place it. We hit this really great cache located in a old African American cemetery. It was butiful, neat, and I never would have gone the if I had not been cacheing. The cache is GCB8A8. Its really cool, cache it out . Scare Force One Have Fun, Be Safe, Go Cache Quote Link to comment
+Vinny & Sue Team Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Going on vacation next week in D.C. and was wondering if anyone knew of any easy to find caches there. We won't have a whole lot of time to do caching, but thought it would be fun to find one or two in a new place. Thanks for your help!!! There is no Washington DC. Rather, the city known as "Washington DC" is a fictional enterprise, created by the REAL government to hoax the public, and there is a stage city located in the desert at Groom Lake Nevada, which serves as the stage for all the (hoaxed) photo and film footage shot of "Washington DC" for the media and for film, promotions, etc. Quote Link to comment
+Morgan's Marauders Posted May 6, 2007 Share Posted May 6, 2007 Going on vacation next week in D.C. and was wondering if anyone knew of any easy to find caches there. We won't have a whole lot of time to do caching, but thought it would be fun to find one or two in a new place. Thanks for your help!!! There is no Washington DC. Rather, the city known as "Washington DC" is a fictional enterprise, created by the REAL government to hoax the public, and there is a stage city located in the desert at Groom Lake Nevada, which serves as the stage for all the (hoaxed) photo and film footage shot of "Washington DC" for the media and for film, promotions, etc. Vinny, Vinny, Vinny - too much time in the lab lately? (You're not SUPPOSED to tell EVERYTHING you know!) Quote Link to comment
BRTango Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 There's a Virtual right in front of the Aerospace Museum. I actually passed this one over in search of more difficult caches. As I understand it, there are several virtuals in this area. The two I found were Garfield Park and To Market, To Market...both very worthwhile finds. Good luck and have fun in the Capitol City! To Market, To Market is great... but you really should go when the market is open. It makes it a bit more challenging because of all the people around, but the market itself is great and shouldn't be missed. We had a recent fire near this one. Is it still active? According to the cache page it is still active... but it may not be accessible at certain times due to construction etc... Quote Link to comment
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