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Beyond the Beltway : Side Roads Surrounding Washington, D.C.
Beyond the Beltway Side Roads Surrounding Washington DC Author:Bill Rau Not far from Washington, D.C.'s grand monuments and museums - but far less known - is a wealth of Americana. "Beyond the Beltway" takes readers from a historic environmental center to a potato chip factory to a polka parlor, with a unique view of places and events around the capital. The focus is on lesser visited areas largely unknown even to... more » local residents, with illustrations, maps, and visiting hours. Just three miles east of the Beltway is the National Wildlife Refuge Center. Its indoor and outdoor exhibits tell fasinating stories about efforts to conserve the environment and protect wildlife. The damaging effects of DDT were discovered on these lands. In the opposite direction is the State Arboretum of Virginia, a few miles from Winchester, but at least a half century removed from the hectic pace of everyday life. "My favorite place," offers Rau, "is a round barn in Cashville, Pennsylvania. It is so unexpected and so beautifully made. And it is just 10 miles from Gettysburg, but known only by local people!"« less