I went there for the 4th of July, thinking that would be the ultimate place to be on that widely celebrated holiday. But no, the place was almost dead! We went around to the monuments, which were rather boring, and saw the white house (from outside), saw the fireworks, which certainly did not justice to the city’s status of capital of the US. They weren’t even as nice as most big cities! They canceled the parade because of a little rain, and the only patriotic people that continued celebrating inspite of the rain were a couple Hari Krishna groups! So much for the so called enduring American spirit! A couple of the museums are cool, but all in all, not worth the visit.