Washington DC USA

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American Cruise Lines (80 Cruises)

American Legend

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Frequently Asked Questions

At The Wharf on the Washington Channel, in the heart of the capital — unique among cruise destinations. American Cruise Lines vessels tie up within walking distance of the great monuments.
Yes, and that is this call's great advantage. A fifteen-minute walk reaches the Tidal Basin and its memorials; the National Mall follows just beyond. No transport is essential for the main sights.
A waterfront stretching just over a kilometre along the Washington Channel: wooden piers, restaurants, plazas and performance venues, with the lawns of East Potomac Park opposite. This is where the capital becomes a river city again.
It has operated on the same spot since 1805 and remains the oldest continuously running fish market in the country. Order spiced shrimp or Chesapeake Bay oysters and eat them standing, facing the boats.
The Tidal Basin and the memorial circuit — Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Lincoln — then a single Smithsonian museum, chosen with appetite rather than three at a run. Save The Wharf for the end of the day.
Smithsonian Institution museums are free: American history, Indigenous peoples, air and space, African American history and culture. Some do require a free timed reservation depending on the season.
No. The memorial circuit is freely walkable, no ticket and no queue, across a wide open park. Few capitals offer so much history in such simple reach, right off the grass.
The US dollar and English. Credit cards are accepted everywhere; customary restaurant tipping runs around 18 to 20 percent.
Very much so. Dinosaurs and the Hope Diamond at the natural history museum, space capsules and the lunar module at air and space, paddle boats on the Tidal Basin: the day fills itself. Bring good shoes — Mall distances are longer than they look.
Spring, when the cherry trees given by Japan turn the Tidal Basin pink — though it is also the busiest period. Fall offers a pleasant compromise; Washington summers are hot and humid.