Narrator: WASHINGTON, D.C.
A CITY KNOWN FOR ITS MONUMENTS, MEMORIALS, AND MAJESTY.
NEARLY 15 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR
ARE DRAWN TO THE SIGHTS OF THIS HISTORIC TOWN.
BUT FOR THOSE WHO CALL THIS HOME,
HOW OFTEN DO WE STOP TO SAVOR THE SIGHTS IN OUR OWN BACKYARD?
IF IT'S BEEN A WHILE...
GET READY FOR A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE
ON OUR NATION'S CAPITAL...
IN "GREAT VIEWS," THE WETA GUIDE.
Narrator: DAWN IN WASHINGTON...
PERHAPS NO TIME IS MORE PEACEFUL
THAN WHEN THIS SLEEPING CITY SLOWLY BEGINS TO AWAKE.
ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO GREET THE DAY
IS FROM THE BASE OF THE NETHERLANDS CARILLON
NEXT TO ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.
IT'S HOME TO THE VIEW THAT IS CLASSIC WASHINGTON, D.C.
A PERFECT POSTCARD IMAGE RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
MANY OF US DON'T MAKE IT OUT BEFORE THE SUN'S UP...
BUT IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH
TO LIVE A STONE'S THROW FROM THE CARILLON,
THIS EARLY MORNING VIEW
IS A TREASURED EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE.
THE PROSPECT HOUSE IS WELL KNOWN
FOR ITS UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON WASHINGTON.
FOR RESIDENT DAVID BERRY,
THE PANORAMIC VIEW FROM HIS BALCONY
IS MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY PICTURE.
David: IT'S NOT JUST PRETTY.
IT SORT OF DEEPENS THE WAY I LOOK AT THINGS.
THE FACT THAT THE MONUMENTS OF OUR HISTORY
ARE OUT THERE IN FRONT OF ME.
IT KIND OF GIVES ME A SENSE THAT EACH OF US AT THIS TIME
IS PART OF THAT ONGOING FLOW OF AMERICAN HISTORY.
I DO GET SORT OF SENTIMENTAL ABOUT IT.
WHEN I FINALLY LEAVE THIS PLACE, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
I'LL LOOK BACK AND SAY, WOW, THAT WAS THE VIEW.
Narrator: WHEN IT COMES TO GREAT VIEWS
HEIGHT CLEARLY HELPS.
IT MAY SOUND SURPRISING,
BUT THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
IS ACTUALLY THE HIGHEST POINT IN WASHINGTON.
WELL, THERE'S A TRADITION IN WASHINGTON
THAT NO BUILDING WILL BE TALLER
THAN THE STATUE OF LADY LIBERTY ATOP THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL,
AND THAT IS INDEED TRUE IF YOU MEASURE FROM THE GROUND UP.
BUT THE CENTRAL TOWER HERE AT WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
IS 276 FEET ABOVE GRADE,
BUT IT'S 677 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
SO THAT MAKES THIS THE TALLEST POINT
IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Narrator: THIS WORLD-RENOWNED CATHEDRAL TOWERS OVER THE CITY
AND IS VISIBLE FOR MILES.
IT'S THE SIXTH LARGEST IN THE WORLD,
AND ITS CENTRAL TOWER IS AS TALL AS A 30-STORY BUILDING.
FROM THE TOP, THERE'S A GREAT VIEW...
IF YOU'RE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET UP THERE.
DURING THE ANNUAL FLOWER MART,
THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED THE RARE OPPORTUNITY
TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THIS HIGHEST VIEW.
TWO TIMES EVERY YEAR WE OPEN THE CENTRAL TOWER FOR TOURS.
THE FIRST IS OUR FLOWER MART WEEKEND,
AND THE SECOND IS IN THE FALL
WHEN WE CELEBRATE THE CATHEDRAL'S BIRTHDAY.
Man: WELCOME TO THE WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL
FLOWER MART TOWER CLIMB.
HAVE A GOOD TIME.
IT'S THE ONLY TIME THE PUBLIC IS ALLOWED TO ACTUALLY CLIMB
THE 332 STEPS IN THE CENTRAL TOWER.
IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY
TO SEE PARTS OF THE CATHEDRAL THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T SEE.
Girl: I THINK IT'S REALLY COOL...
WELL, I CAN SEE SOME OF THE GARGOYLES AND STUFF.
IT'S REALLY GORGEOUS.
I LOVE HEIGHTS. I LOVE THE VIEW.
IT'S REALLY AWESOME.
Narrator: ALTHOUGH THIS IS A RARE VIEW FOR MOST WASHINGTONIANS,
FOR JOE ALONSO, IT'S JUST PART OF THE JOB.
AS HEAD STONE MASON, HE'S BEEN CARING FOR THE CATHEDRAL
FROM THE GROUND ALL THE WAY UP FOR OVER TWO DECADES.
Joe: WELL, MY OFFICE IS ANYWHERE, I GUESS, WHERE I NEED TO BE,
AND IT'S USUALLY UP HIGH,
OR SUSPENDED OFF OF THE SIDE OF SOMETHING,
OR UP ON A SCAFFOLD.
IT'S GOT THE BEST OFFICE VIEW IN TOWN.
Narrator: FOR A GREAT PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CITY
ANY DAY OF THE YEAR...
AND WITH LESS CLIMBING,
HEAD TO THE OLD POST OFFICE PAVILION TOWER.
LOCATED ALONG THE MOST HALLOWED STRETCH OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
THE OLD POST OFFICE WAS CONSIDERED
A TECHNOLOGICAL MARVEL OF ITS TIME.
Woman: WHEN THE BUILDING WAS BUILT IN THE 1890s,
IT WAS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST SKYSCRAPERS
OUTSIDE OF CHICAGO AND NEW YORK.
Narrator: AND IT STILL HOLDS ITS OWN.
AT 315 FEET HIGH, THE OLD POST OFFICE RANKS
IN THE TOP THREE TALLEST BUILDINGS IN THE CITY--
PERFECT FOR SIGHTSEEING.
Man: GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,
I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU HERE TO THE OLD POST OFFICE TOWER...
Narrator: A COUPLE QUICK ELEVATOR RIDES UP...
AND YOU'VE REACHED ONE OF THE AREA'S TOP VANTAGE POINTS.
THE CLOCK TOWER OFFERS A SPECTACULAR 360-DEGREE VIEW
OF THE CAPITAL AND SURROUNDING SUBURBS.
Woman: I AM TOTALLY OVERWHELMED HERE.
EVERYTHING IS FANTASTIC.
JUST TO BE HERE JUST TAKES ME BACK INTO HISTORY.
IT'S REALLY TOO MUCH FOR ME TO TAKE IN AT ONE TIME.
Narrator: OUT OF ALL THE PANORAMIC VIEWS IN D.C.,
THERE'S ONE THAT TOPS THE LIST...
LITERALLY.
FOR OVER A CENTURY, CITIZENS AND VISITORS ALIKE
HAVE EXPERIENCED VIEWS
FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S TALLEST MASONRY STRUCTURES--
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
UPON COMPLETION IN 1884, IT WAS THE WORLD'S HIGHEST STRUCTURE.
THAT CLAIM DIDN'T LAST,
BUT TODAY IT STILL REMAINS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN D.C.
STANDING AT 555 FEET, THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
IS WELL KNOWN FOR HAVING THE BEST PANORAMIC VIEW IN TOWN.
FOR THIS POPULAR DESTINATION,
ADVANCE TICKETS CAN BE OBTAINED THROUGH THE PARK SERVICE...
AND IT'S HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Man: I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT TODAY.
IT WASN'T BUILT FOR THE GREAT VIEW.
THAT'S JUST A SIDE BONUS.
WE DO WANT TO REMEMBER THE MAN.
Narrator: IN THE EARLY DAYS,
THE RIDE UP WOULD HAVE TAKEN 12 MINUTES.
Man: ALL RIGHT, LET ME WELCOME EVERYONE
TO THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
SO THIS WAS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD
UNTIL THEY BUILT THE EIFFEL TOWER.
Narrator: TODAY IT TAKES A QUICK 90 SECONDS
TO REACH THE TOP OF TOWN.
CONSIDERING ON A CLEAR DAY
THE AVERAGE VISIBILITY IS 30 TO 40 MILES...
THERE'S A LOT TO LOOK AT FROM UP HERE.
Boy: LOOK AT THE WHITE HOUSE!
NO, THAT'S A REFLECTOR POOL!
LINCOLN MEMORIAL!
Narrator: THROUGHOUT TIME,
THE VIEW FROM THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
HAS CHANGED QUITE DRAMATICALLY...
BUT THERE'S ONE WASHINGTON VIEW THAT'S REMAINED THE SAME
FOR OVER 200 YEARS.
JUST 16 MILES SOUTH OF THE CITY,
ALONG THE BANKS OF THE POTOMAC RIVER,
SITS QUITE POSSIBLY THE MOST FAMOUS HOUSE IN AMERICA...
MOUNT VERNON.
OUT OF 8,000 ACRES OF LAND-- THIS WAS THE SITE
GEORGE WASHINGTON CHOSE TO CALL HOME.
HE COULD HAVE PICKED
A LOT OF OTHER IMPORTANT AND BEAUTIFUL PLACES
TO PUT HIS HOME.
AND YET, HE WANTED IT RIGHT HERE
BECAUSE YOU JUST DON'T GET BETTER
THAN THIS VIEW OF THE POTOMAC RIVER.
Narrator: LIKE MUCH OF THIS TRANQUIL ESTATE,
THE VIEW HAS REMAINED THE SAME FOR OVER TWO CENTURIES--
ENHANCED ONLY WITH THE ADDITION OF A PIAZZA
THAT WASHINGTON DESIGNED HIMSELF.
Man: WHAT HE WANTED IS THE WIDEST, MOST OPEN PORCH
SO NOTHING WOULD BE BETWEEN HIM AND THE RIVER
AND THE MARYLAND SHORE.
Narrator: DESPITE BEING A MILE AWAY...
AND IN ANOTHER STATE...
WITHOUT THAT PRISTINE SHORELINE...
THE MOUNT VERNON EXPERIENCE JUST WOULDN'T BE THE SAME.
Man: OVER THE LAST 60 YEARS,
THIS BEAUTIFUL VIEW HAS BEEN THREATENED MANY, MANY TIMES
BY DEVELOPMENT ALL UP AND DOWN THE RIVER.
BUT FORTUNATELY, A LOT OF VERY WONDERFUL PEOPLE
HAVE BANDED TOGETHER TO SAVE THAT VIEW FROM DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S ALMOST A MIRACLE TO THOSE OF US IN MOUNT VERNON
WHO LOVE THIS VIEW SO MUCH.
Narrator: KEEPING THE MARYLAND SHORELINE UNDEVELOPED
WILL MOST LIKELY BE AN ENDLESS ENDEAVOR,
BUT ONE THAT IS WELL WORTH THIS PRICELESS PIECE OF HISTORY.
Man: MOUNT VERNON WELCOMES A MILLION PEOPLE A YEAR.
AND THE FACT THAT A MILLION PEOPLE CAN STAND
PROBABLY RIGHT WHERE GEORGE WASHINGTON STOOD
AND SEE THE HISTORY OF THIS GREAT RIVER
AND THE HISTORY OF THIS GREAT VIEW
IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE EXPERIENCES
IN ALL OF WASHINGTON.
Narrator: WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING ENDURING PRESIDENTIAL VIEWS
INSIDE THE CITY,
ONE D.C. LANDMARK IS UNPARALLELED.
FOR OVER A CENTURY,
THE HAY-ADAMS HAS ATTRACTED PROMINENT WASHINGTONIANS,
WHO NO DOUBT WERE DRAWN
TO ITS INTIMATE VIEWS OF LAFAYETTE PARK,
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH AND THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE ONLY THING THAT HAS REALLY CHANGED
IS THE GROWTH OF THE TREES OUTSIDE IN LAFAYETTE PARK.
Narrator: JUST ABOVE THE TREE LINE IS THE FEDERAL SUITE--
ONE OF THE MOST REQUESTED ROOMS IN THE HOTEL.
IT HAS AMENITIES THAT WOULD CATCH
EVEN THE MOST DISTINGUISHED GUEST'S EYE.
THE FINEST DETAIL...
AN UNOBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN ADDRESS IN THE WORLD.
Man: THE VIEW FROM THE FEDERAL SUITE
IS BASICALLY OUR GUESTS' PRIVATE VIEW OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
TO BE THAT CLOSE TO IT... IT'S BREATHTAKING.
Narrator: A BREATHTAKING VIEW THAT'S RICH WITH HISTORY.
Man: SOME OF THE GREATEST HISTORICAL ICONS
HAVE STAYED AT THE HAY-ADAMS,
FROM AMELIA EARHART, MARK TWAIN AND CHARLES LINDBERGH,
AND TO KNOW THAT THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED
THE SAME VIEWS THAT YOU'RE EXPERIENCING NOW,
IT'S JUST, IT'S EMOTIONAL.
IT'S THE NEATEST THING THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY EXPERIENCE.
Narrator: TO EXPERIENCE EVEN MORE HISTORY WITH A GREAT VIEW,
HEAD A FEW BLOCKS SOUTH TO ANOTHER WASHINGTON LANDMARK--
THE WILLARD HOTEL.
SINCE THE EARLY 20th CENTURY, THE WILLARD HAS STOOD
AS ONE OF THE CROWN JEWELS OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
BEYOND THE ELEGANT EXTERIOR IS AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION
THAT HAS BEEN HOME TO HISTORY IN THE MAKING.
YOU ARE SITTING AND YOU'RE SLEEPING
IN THE PLACE WHERE MARTIN LUTHER KING
FINISHED HIS "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH,
WHERE JULIA WARD HOWE WROTE THE "BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC,"
WHERE ULYSSES S. GRANT COINED THE TERM "LOBBYIST"
IN THE LOBBY OF THE WILLARD HOTEL.
Narrator: A FAVORITE FOR GUESTS PAST AND PRESENT
IS THE JENNY LIND SUITE.
Woman: THE JENNY LIND SUITE IS IN THE ROOFTOP OF THE WILLARD HOTEL.
IT HAS A GARRET-LIKE FEEL, VERY SECLUDED
AND A VERY DIFFERENT FEEL FROM OUR OTHER ROOMS.
Narrator: THIS SUITE IS KNOWN
FOR MORE THAN JUST ITS ELEGANT SURROUNDINGS.
Woman: AND OF COURSE, THE JENNY LIND SUITE
HAS OUR FAMOUS JACUZZI WITH A VIEW.
Narrator: IT'S THE PERFECT PLACE TO RELAX IN A BUBBLE BATH...
HAVE SOME BUBBLY...
AND ENJOY A PRIVATE VIEW OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
LOOKING TO HAVE A DRINK AND SOME DINNER WITH A VIEW?
THEN CHECK OUT THE HOTEL WASHINGTON'S SKY TERRACE RESTAURANT.
HERE, ONE OF THE BEST MOJITOS IN TOWN IS TOPPED OFF
WITH A PRICELESS PANORAMIC LOOK AT THE CITY BELOW.
Man: IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO COME TO
BECAUSE IT'S CLOSE TO ALL THE ATTRACTIONS
AND YOU CANNOT GET A BETTER VIEW THAN HOTEL WASHINGTON.
OUR CONCIERGE TOLD US
THAT IF YOU WANTED A GREAT VIEW OF THE CITY,
THEN WE NEEDED TO COME UP HERE,
AND HE WAS DEFINITELY RIGHT, BECAUSE IT'S AMAZING.
Narrator: THIS OUTDOOR RESTAURANT IS OPEN ONLY FROM APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER.
AND DURING THAT TIME IT'S A PRIME SPOT
FOR TOURISTS AND MANY D.C. NATIVES.
Man: WE CAME UP TO HAVE LUNCH AND TAKE IN THE VIEW.
I'VE ACTUALLY NEVER SEEN D.C. LIKE THIS BEFORE,
EVEN THOUGH I LIVE JUST FIVE MILES AWAY.
IT'S VERY NICE.
Narrator: WITH THREE DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINTS,
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW TO LOOK AT.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE...
OR WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IN D.C.,
THERE SEEMS TO BE ONE CONSTANT...
PLANES...AND PLENTY OF THEM.
JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY IS GRAVELLY POINT PARK.
THIS MAY APPEAR LIKE YOUR TYPICAL SUBURBAN PLAYGROUND...
BUT THANKS TO ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY
TO REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT,
GRAVELLY POINT IS ALSO A PLANE WATCHER'S PARADISE.
WHETHER YOUNG OR OLD...
AMATEUR OR PROFESSIONAL...
EVERYONE SEEMS TO ENJOY THE EXTREMELY CLOSE UP VIEW.
Woman: I THINK THE VIEW'S AMAZING.
IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY LIVING IN THIS AREA
TO BE ABLE TO COME INTO THE AIRPORT
AND WATCH THE PLANES AND BE THIS CLOSE
AND WATCH THEM TAKE OFF AND LAND.
BECAUSE WE DON'T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY
AT THE OTHER AIRPORTS.
YOU CAN'T SIT THIS CLOSE.
SO IT'S NICE TO BE ABLE TO BE ON THIS SIDE OF THE VIEW.
Narrator: BUT WHILE THE PLANES ARE A SIGHT TO SEE...
THE AIRPLANES ARE VERY, VERY LOUD
WHEN THEY COME UP AND THEY FLY RIGHT OVER OUR HEAD.
Narrator: NOT EVERYONE'S A FAN OF THE SURROUND SOUND.
Man: OH, IT'S AWESOME. IT'S LOUD.
I MEAN, YOU'VE GOT TO COVER YOUR EARS.
BUT IT'S A GREAT VIEW. I LOVE IT.
WHEN THEY'RE LANDING, THEY'RE REALLY LOW.
IT'S REALLY COOL.
ASIDE FROM BEING ON THEM,
IT'S PRETTY MUCH THE CLOSEST YOU CAN GET TO THEM.
AND I'VE GOT TO PLUG MY EARS SOMETIMES,
BUT IT'S GREAT, I LOVE IT.
Narrator: FOR A BREAK FROM THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF THE CITY...
TAKE OFF UPSTREAM
TO ONE OF THE MOST SCENIC AREAS OF THE POTOMAC--GREAT FALLS.
IT'S JUST 13 MILES OUTSIDE OF D.C.
AND IS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY VISITED NATIONAL PARKS
IN THE COUNTRY.
THE VIEWS HERE ARE ENDLESS...
BUT THERE'S NO QUESTION...
WHAT THE MAIN ATTRACTION IS.
Man: PEOPLE HERE COME FOR THE VIEW.
YOU CAN LOOK OUT AT THE FALLS TODAY
AND YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE SAME VIEW THAT PEOPLE SAW
HUNDREDS, EVEN THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO.
THIS IS ONE OF THE PRETTIEST SCENES
ANYWHERE IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C., AREA.
Narrator: ONE OF THE FAVORITE LOCAL HIKES FOR GREAT VIEWS
IS "THE BILLY GOAT TRAIL."
OH!
Narrator: ALL ALONG THE WAY ARE BREATHTAKING VIEWS--
MOTHER NATURE'S INVITATION TO STAY A WHILE.
Woman: THE SOUND OF THE WATER, I LOVE.
IT OPENS UP MY HEART.
Man: YOU THINK YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE COUNTRY,
IN THE MOUNTAINS SOMEWHERE,
AND YOU'RE RIGHT NEXT TO A CITY.
IT'S AMAZING.
Narrator: ALONG THE HIKE... KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR ROY SEWALL.
AS PHOTOGRAPHER AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK
"OUR POTOMAC: FROM GREAT FALLS THROUGH WASHINGTON, D.C.,"
HE'S A LOCAL EXPERT ON FINDING THE "BEST VIEWS"
OF THE AREA'S GREATEST NATURAL ATTRACTION.
Roy: I LOVE THIS AREA BECAUSE OF THE NATURAL LANDSCAPES
AND THE SPECTACULAR VIEWS.
NO MATTER WHEN YOU COME
YOU'RE GOING TO GET A DIFFERENT SCENE
WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE WATER,
THE DIFFERENT LIGHTING, THE DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY.
DIFFERENT TIMES OF YEAR.
IT'S ALWAYS A NEW VIEW HERE.
GREAT FALLS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST VIEWS IN THE COUNTRY.
NOTHING CAN BEAT IT.
Narrator: SOME STUNNING RIVER VIEWS, A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME,
CAN BE FOUND THROUGHOUT GEORGETOWN.
ABOVE M STREET, PERCHED ATOP A HILL, IS PROSPECT,
A STREET WELL-KNOWN FOR ITS RESIDENTIAL VIEWS.
FOR BUD AND JOHNDA McFARLIN,
THEIRS IS A NARRATIVE OF THE PAST.
WE GREW UP IN THE MILITARY
AND SERVED HERE IN THE PENTAGON BEHIND US,
THE AIR FORCE MEMORIAL.
AND THAT SEGUES ON THE LEFT AROUND TO THE MONUMENTS
AND TO GOVERNMENT, WHERE I SERVED A LONG TIME.
AND SO IT IS A MOMENT OF NOSTALGIA AND BEAUTY
WHEN YOU COME OUT HERE.
BOTH OF US GREW UP IN WASHINGTON,
AND WE'D ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE VERY NICE
TO HAVE A HOME WITH A VIEW OF THE POTOMAC RIVER.
IT'S SUCH AN INTRINSIC PART OF THE HISTORY OF WASHINGTON.
SO THAT'S BEEN THE GREAT PLEASURE.
Narrator: IN THE PAST THIS PART OF THE RIVER
HAS NOT BEEN SO NICE TO LOOK AT.
FOR YEARS, THE GEORGETOWN WATERFRONT
WAS AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE--
HOME TO CEMENT FACTORIES, INCINERATORS AND POWER PLANTS.
TODAY IT'S BECOME ONE OF THE HOTSPOTS OF THE CITY.
DOWN AT NICK'S RIVERSIDE GRILLE
PEOPLE MAY COME FOR THE FOOD AND DRINK...
BUT IT'S THE VIEW THAT REALLY CATCHES THEIR EYE.
Man: WITH ALL THE HISTORY THAT HAPPENED ON THE POTOMAC,
I THINK IT'S THE MOST AMAZING THING TO BE THIS CLOSE
TO SO MANY PLACES WHERE HISTORY TOOK PLACE.
Narrator: THIS POPULAR GEORGETOWN LOCATION
FEATURES ALL SORTS OF WATERFRONT SCENERY.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO SEE.
THERE'S ALL THE PEOPLE, THE BOATERS.
IT'S JUST A BUZZ ATMOSPHERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT.
Narrator: AND DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU HAPPEN TO SEE THE FIREBOAT,
THE JOHN GLENN, JR.,
TESTING HER WATER PUMPS FOR ALL TO ENJOY.
THE CROWDS INCLUDE VISITORS AND LOCALS ALIKE,
SOME WHO EVEN REMEMBER THE OLD DAYS...
I WAS HERE WHEN IT WAS AN UGLY WATERFRONT
AND WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, THERE WAS NOTHING LIKE THIS.
AND IT'S SO GORGEOUS NOW,
I WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE ELSE.
Narrator: JUST STEPS AWAY, AT THE WATERGATE COMPLEX,
LIVES ARTHUR COTTON MOORE AND HIS WIFE PATRICIA.
A NOTED ARCHITECT FOR OVER 40 YEARS,
MR. MOORE IS QUITE FAMILIAR WITH D.C. VIEWS,
INCLUDING THOSE AT WASHINGTON HARBOR IN GEORGETOWN--
WHICH HE DESIGNED.
THEIR HOME IS NOT ONLY RECOGNIZED
FOR ITS PLACE IN HISTORY...
BUT FOR ITS LARGER-THAN-LIFE VIEWS.
Arthur: WE HAVE VIRTUALLY A 300-DEGREE VIEW,
AND SO THAT'S REALLY QUITE SPECTACULAR.
JUST TO BE OUTSIDE IS SUCH A TREAT.
THE OUTDOORS DOES A LOT FOR PEOPLE.
IT MAKES US FEEL CONNECTED
TO SOMETHING MUCH LARGER THAN OURSELVES.
Arthur: I FEEL LIKE THIS
IS AS CLOSE TO HEAVEN AS I'M EVER GOING TO GET...
AND YOU'RE JUST SWEPT AWAY BY THE GRANDEUR OF THE VIEW.
THERE WAS THAT OLD SAYING, AND IT WAS MADE INTO A SONG.
I'M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD.
AND IN WASHINGTON,
THIS IS PRETTY MUCH THE TOP OF THE WORLD.
Narrator: TO REALLY EXPERIENCE THE POTOMAC,
ALONG WITH MORE SUNSET VIEWS, HOP ABOARD THE ODYSSEY.
Man: NOT ONLY DO WE GET A LOT OF TOURISTS.
BUT WE ALSO GET A LOT OF LOCAL PEOPLE
WHO'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS AT ALL.
IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
SOMETHING YOU CAN'T GET REALLY ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.
[HORN BLOWS]
Narrator: THIS POPULAR EVENING CRUISE
IS SIGHTSEEING FROM A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE.
THE ODYSSEY IS NO ORDINARY TOUR BOAT.
UNLIKE MOST, ITS SPECIAL DESIGN ENABLES THE SHIP
TO JUST SQUEEZE UNDER THE BRIDGES--
ALLOWING FOR RARE RIVER VIEWS FROM EVERY ANGLE.
Woman: IT'S SPECTACULAR.
THAT'S LIKE TYPICAL WASHINGTON, I FEEL LIKE.
IT'S SUCH A PRETTY VIEW.
Narrator: WITH 600 FEET OF DECK SPACE AND ALMOST 300 FEET OF WINDOWS,
THERE'S NOT A BAD SEAT ON BOARD.
AND AS THE SUN SETS...
INSIDE IS A SCENE OF ITS OWN.
AFTER ENJOYING A THREE-COURSE DINNER AND SOME DRINKS...
GET READY TO PUT ON YOUR DANCING SHOES.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
OUTSIDE, THE BRIGHT LIGHTS OF THE CITY SLOWLY TAKE OVER.
Man: THE KENNEDY CENTER AT NIGHT IS SPECTACULAR
WITH THE LIGHTS SHINING ON IT, COMING UP FROM THE RIVER.
THERE'S REALLY NO OTHER WAY FOR OUR GUESTS
TO GET THAT EXPERIENCE EXCEPT FROM THE ODYSSEY.
Narrator: GETTING GREAT VIEWS OF D.C.
DEFINITELY DOESN'T END ONCE THE SUN GOES DOWN.
AS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,
TERRY ADAMS KNOWS A BIT
ABOUT THE VIEWS IN OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.
THROUGH THE PAST 20 YEARS,
HE'S SEEN D.C. FROM JUST ABOUT EVERY ANGLE.
FOR TERRY, CAPTURING THE BEST IMAGE
IS ALL ABOUT TIMING.
Terry: DAYTIME LIGHTING IS VERY HARSH.
AT NIGHTTIME IT'S A DIFFERENT VIEW.
IT'S A DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDING.
IT'S A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
THAT ONE DOESN'T SEE DURING THE DAYTIME.
NIGHTTIME IS VERY WARM, VERY ELEGANT, VERY INVITING.
Narrator: UNIQUE LIGHTING DESIGNS AND SMALLER CROWDS
HELP TO ENHANCE THE VIEWS
FROM IN AND AROUND EACH MONUMENT AND MEMORIAL.
Terry: NIGHTTIME IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST TIME
TO SEE THESE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIALS.
THE WARMTH OF THE LIGHTING, THE SUBTLE ACTIVITIES AROUND IT,
THERE IS NO PUSH, NO SHOVE.
FOR THE VISITORS WHO COME DOWN AT NIGHTTIME,
IT'S ABSOLUTELY THE BEST TIME.
LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
LOOK AT THE WATER.
LOOK AT THE REFLECTIONS.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY ELEGANT.
YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY OUTSTANDING VIEWS HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
THEY ALL ARE TRULY TREASURES FOR THE AMERICAN VIEWER.
Narrator: NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY...
OR WHERE YOU ARE,
WHEN YOU'RE IN WASHINGTON,
THERE'S ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE A GREAT VIEW.
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