Washington DC Resources for NCI Health Communications Interns

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Useful Links to Washington, DC Area

	Local Government Resources
	Newspapers and Information Sources
	Entertainment and Tourism
	Sports and Recreation

Local Government Resources
Washington Post Local Government Guide: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Addresses of Foreign Embassies: http://www.embassy.org/embassies/index.html
Washington, DC / District of Columbia Government DC Government Website: http://www.washingtondc.gov/
Maryland Government Montgomery County Website: http://www.co.mo.md.us/ Prince George's County Website: http://www.co.pg.md.us/ State of Maryland Website: http://www.mec.state.md.us/
Virginia Government Arlington County Website: http://www.co.arlington.va.us/ Alexandria Website: http://ci.alexandria.va.us Fairfax County Website: http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/ Commonwealth of Virginia Website: http://www.state.va.us/

Newspapers and Information Sources
Washington Post Newspaper: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ Washington Times Newspaper: http://www.washingtontimes.com/ Washington City Paper: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/ The Journal Newspapers: http://www.jrnl.net WTOP News Radio: http://www.wtopnews.com/ Washingtonian Magazine: http://www.washingtonian.com/ WAMU - National Public Radio: http://www.wamu.org/ NBC-4: http://www.nbc4.com/

Entertainment and Tourism
Concert and Event Venues MCI Center: http://www.mcicenter.com/ Kennedy Center: http://kennedy-center.org/ Warner Theater: http://www.warnertheatre.com National Theater: http://www.nationaltheatre.org Wolf Trap: http://www.wolf-trap.org Merriwether Post Pavilion: http://www.merriweathermusic.com Nissan Pavilion: http://www.cellardoor.com/npsr/welcome2.htm
Tourist Attractions The White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov/ The National Air and Space Museum: http://www.nasm.edu/nasm/visit/visit.htm The National Zoo: http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm Smithsonian Institution Museums: http://www.si.edu
Historic Places Annapolis, Maryland: http://www.visit-annapolis.org/ Old Towne Alexandria, Virginia: http://www.funside.com/ Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia: http://www.history.org/ Harpers Ferry, West Virginia: http://www.nps.gov/hafe/ Historic Georgetown/Dupont Circle Walking Tours: http://www.tourdc.com
Online Tourism Guides Washington Post Tourism Guide: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/travel/visitorsguide.htm Washington Post Entertainment Guide: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/eg/section/main/ Washington Post Restaurant Guide: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/eg/section/restaurants/ Washingtonian Magazine Visitor Guide: http://www.washingtonian.com/tourist_page.html Washingtonian Magazine Entertainment Guide: http://www.washingtonian.com/inwashington/ Washingtonian Magazine Dining Guide: http://www.washingtonian.com/dining/ Washington, DC Attractions and Hotels: http://www.district-of-columbia.com/

Sports, Recreation and Fun Places in the Area
Recreation Groups and Organizations National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/ National Parks in Virginia: http://www.virginiaplaces.org/parktour/natparks.html Virginia State Parks: http://www.dcr.state.va.us/parks/index.htm National Parks in Maryland: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/ Maryland State Parks: http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/ National Parks in Washington, DC: http://www2.thingstodo.com/states/DC/nationalparks/ Bike the Sites: http://www.bikethesites.com Washington Area Roadskaters (WAR): http://skatedc.org Washington Area Bicyclist Association: http://www.waba.org/
Area Sports Teams Capitals (NHL Hockey): http://www.washingtoncaps.com Wizards (NBA Basketball): http://www.nba.com/wizards/ Redskins (NFL Football): http://www.redskins.com D.C. Divas (Women's Professional Football): http://www.dcdivas.com/ Baltimore Orioles (MLB Baseball): http://baltimore.orioles.mlb.com/ DC United (MLS Soccer): http://www.dcunited.com Maryland Terrapins Schedules: http://umterps.ocsn.com/ Georgetown Hoyas Schedules: http://www.guhoyas.com
Nearby Theme Parks, Historic Sites, and Other Fun Places Paramount's Kings Dominion: http://www.kingsdominion.com/ Busch Gardens-Willliamsburg, VA: http://www.buschgardens.com/buschgardens/va/ Six Flags-America Theme Park: http://www.sixflags.com/america/ SplashDown Waterpark: http://www.splashdownwaterpark.com HersheyPark: http://www.hersheypa.com/attractions/hersheypark/

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