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Bike The Sites at Old Post Office Pavilion

1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004

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Bike the Sites tour are a unique, active, and environmentally friendly way to enjoy Washington's history and architecture. Touring the nation's capital by bicycle gives you an opportunity to visit many memorable and sometimes remote places that you would otherwise miss. Knowledgeable and entertaining guides will escort you on your leisurely ride, providing historical facts, interesting stories, and little-known anecdotes. WHO can participate? The tours are completed at a relaxing pace and are for the "occasional" exerciser. They welcome anyone 9 years or older who is in sufficient health to comfortably ride a bicycle. Consult a physician if you are in doubt. A parent or guardian must accompany children under 16. The lead guides have been professionally licensed and trained in CPR and First Aid. All other guides are avid cyclists and may be professionally licensed and trained in CPR and First Aid. Gratuities for your guides are greatly appreciated, but are at your discretion.


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Because the city was built from scratch, Washington's regular town plan is easy to grasp. Centered on Capitol Hill and its governmental monoliths, the District is divided into four quadrants - northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest. Dozens of broad avenues , all named after states, run diagonally across a standard grid of streets , meeting up at monumental traffic circles like Dupont Circle. North-south streets are numbered, east-west ones are lettered. There's no J Street, an intentional slight to early Supreme Court Justice John Jay, or X, Y or Z Street. I Street is often written Eye Street. Be sure to note the relevant two-letter code in any address (NW, NE, SW, SE), which shows its quadrant; 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW is a long way from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave SE.

Once in the city, stop at the DC Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center , Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW (Mon-Sat 8am-6pm, Sun noon-5pm; tel 202/328-4748), which can help with maps, tours, bookings and citywide information. Look for visitor information desks at the airports and Union Station. The White House Visitor Information Center , 1450 Pennsylvania Ave NW (daily 7.30am-4pm; tel 202/208-1631), supplies free maps and handy guides to museums and attractions; the most useful is the free Washington DC Visitors Guide .

 


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