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Audio Tour of Washington DC Where the Bureaucracy Lives
Washington DC
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Accessible aux fauteuils roulants
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Animaux d'assistance autorisés
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
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Washington DC has at lot of federal buildings that most people pass by without looking twice. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll trace how bureaucratic power takes physical form – from trade commissions to space agencies to congressional offices – discovering that the unglamorous machinery of government has plenty of stories worth telling. The tour starts at St. Dominic Catholic Church, a Gothic Revival structure that survived the sweeping urban renewal that wiped out most of Southwest DC's working-class neighborhood in the mid-20th century. Along the way, you'll hear how budget scores, disability policy, domestic service programs, and international broadcasting all trace back to decisio...
Points forts
De 1 heure et 30 minutes à 2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 1 heure et 30 minutes à 2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Accès à vie à cette visite en anglais avant et après votre date de réservation
Accès hors ligne à l'audio, aux cartes et aux géodonnées
Flexibilité pour explorer à votre rythme avec une visite GPS autoguidée
Application pour Android et iOS
Indications pour le point de départ afin que lorsque vous êtes au bon endroit, la visite commence
Smartphone et écouteurs
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
St. Dominic Catholic Church
This tour starts at St Dominic Catholic Church. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Retour
United States Capitol
Tour ends at The United States Capitol
Audio Tour of Washington DC Where the Bureaucracy Lives
Washington DC
À propos
Washington DC has at lot of federal buildings that most people pass by without looking twice. On this self-guided audio tour, you'll trace how bureaucratic power takes physical form – from trade commissions to space agencies to congressional offices – discovering that the unglamorous machinery of government has plenty of stories worth telling. The tour starts at St. Dominic Catholic Church, a Gothic Revival structure that survived the sweeping urban renewal that wiped out most of Southwest DC's working-class neighborhood in the mid-20th century. Along the way, you'll hear how budget scores, disability policy, domestic service programs, and international broadcasting all trace back to decisio...
Points forts
De 1 heure et 30 minutes à 2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
De 1 heure et 30 minutes à 2 heures
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
Accès à vie à cette visite en anglais avant et après votre date de réservation
Accès hors ligne à l'audio, aux cartes et aux géodonnées
Flexibilité pour explorer à votre rythme avec une visite GPS autoguidée
Application pour Android et iOS
Indications pour le point de départ afin que lorsque vous êtes au bon endroit, la visite commence
Smartphone et écouteurs
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
St. Dominic Catholic Church
This tour starts at St Dominic Catholic Church. Before arrival, please install the mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Retour
United States Capitol
Tour ends at The United States Capitol
Itinéraire
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Mary W Jackson Nasa Headquarters
Pass the sleek facade of NASA's main headquarters, named in 2020 after Mary W. Jackson, the agency's first Black female engineer. Discover how the building connects to NASA's Earth Information Center and the ongoing work of monitoring our changing planet.
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Ford House Office Building
Walk past this sprawling utilitarian complex that quietly houses hundreds of congressional staff and support operations. Learn how its existence reflects the ever-expanding administrative machinery required to keep the House of Representatives functioning.
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Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. House Office Building
Stroll past this mid-century office block named after the legendary Speaker Tip O'Neill, a master of backroom deal-making and congressional muscle. Explore how the building represents an era when legislative power was brokered through personal relationships as much as policy.
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Mary E. Switzer Federal Office Building
Pass this federal complex named after a pioneering disability rights administrator whose work shaped American rehabilitation policy for decades. Discover how decisions made inside buildings like this one gave rise to landmark legislation improving the lives of millions.
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U.S. Department of Education
Stand before the Lyndon B. Johnson Department of Education Building and trace the story of a federal agency that nearly never existed. Learn how domestic service programs and education funding flow from policy decisions made behind these unassuming walls.
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Mémorial Dwight D. Eisenhower
Explore the memorial that took decades of controversy and redesign before finally opening in 2020, just steps from the agencies Eisenhower's presidency helped shape. Marvel at Frank Gehry's sweeping design, which frames the 34th president's journey from Kansas farm boy to Supreme Allied Commander.
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Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Admire the brutalist mass of this building, home to the Department of Health and Human Services and named after one of America's most passionate advocates for social welfare. Discover how the programmes administered here touch virtually every stage of American life, from birth to old age.
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Immeuble de bureaux Rayburn House
Pass the largest and most expensive congressional office building ever constructed, secretly funded through $1.6 billion that Sam Rayburn buried inside ordinary appropriations bills. Learn how Rayburn's legendary backroom manoeuvring secured a building that Congress might never have openly approved.
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Cannon House Office Building
Explore the oldest surviving congressional office building, opened in 1908 to relieve the overcrowded Capitol. Hear how simmering resentment over Speaker Joe Cannon's iron grip on the House exploded into the 1910 revolt that permanently redistributed power in the House of Representatives.
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Capitole des États-Unis
Arrive at the seat of American legislative power and consider the building not just as an icon but as an institution tested by history. Reflect on how events from the earliest days of the republic to the most recent challenges to democratic norms have shaped what this building means.