Dreaming of D.C.

ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 26: Aerial photo of the Washington Memorial with the Capitol in the background in Washington D.C. on September 26, 2003. (Photo by Andy Dunaway/USAF via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: The plaster model of the Statue of Freedom, which was used to cast the statue atop the U.S. Capitol Dome, and other statues are on display in the Emancipation Hall during a media tour of the newly finished Capitol Visitor Center on Capitol Hill November 10, 2008 in Washington, DC. The 580,000 square foot facility with a price tag of $621 million to finish will be opened to the public on December 2, 2008. About three million people are expected to visit each year. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The new Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, with its elegant glass canopy designed by world renowned architect Norman Foster opened to the public this week 23 November, 2007 at the historic Patent Office Building that houses the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Foster, winner of the prestigious Pritzker Architecture Prize (1999), worked with the Smithsonian to create an innovative enclosure for the 28,000-square-foot (2,601-sq-meter) space at the center of the building that is sensitive to the historic structure; the new \"floating\" roof does not rest on the original building which was built in phases between 1836 and 1868. AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Blooming cherry trees in front of the Jefferson Memorial at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON - JANUARY 26: The pillars that represent different states of the U.S. lie at the World War II Memorial January 26, 2006 in Washington, DC. The memorial was designed by Friedrich St.Florian and was opened to the public in 2004. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The National Cathedral is seen from the air over Washington, DC, 18 January 2008. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

Washington, UNITED STATES: Tourists stroll among the blooming tulips in Lafayette Park 22 April, 2007 across from the White House in Washington, DC. Mild temperatures brought the tourists out in great numbers early in the day as Spring seems to have finally arrived in the nation's capital. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: US Park rangers dressed in period costumes guide \"The Georgetown\" up the C&O Canal using mules for power during the first canal tour of the season in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC, 20 April, 2005. The Georgetown is an 1870's period replica used by the park service for tours that depict the history of the canal and the families who lived and worked on it. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Union Station's main hall is seen in Washington on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

CHANTILLY, VA - OCTOBER 20: Aircraft are displayed during a press preview of the James S. McDonnell Space Hanger at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center October 20, 2004 in Chantilly, Virginia. The newly filled hanger with hundreds of artifacts installed illustrating its four main themes: rocketry and missiles; human spaceflight; application satellites and space science, will be opened to the public on November 1, 2004. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 06: Some of the more than 53,000 names of U.S. casualities carved into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial are shown November 6, 2007 in Washington, DC . The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Wall this week. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

A sentinel from the elite 3rd US Infantry marches as the sun rises above the Tomb of the Unknowns on August 26, 2009 at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. US Senator Ted Kennedy will be buried near his brothers, former President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, on August 29, 2009 at Arlington National Cemetery. AFP PHOTO / Tim Sloan (Photo credit should read TIM SLOAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Alexander Calder Untitled, 1976 aluminum and steel 910.3 x 2315.5 cm (358 1/2 x 912 in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of the Collectors Committee Photo by Lee Ewing (c) 2005 National Gallery of Art

WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 15: An exterior view of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian is seen September 15, 2004 in Washington, DC. The museum is scheduled to open to the public on September 21 and stay opened for almost 30 hours followed by a six-day First Americans Festival. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Visitors tour the September 11, 2001 gallery, including a piece of the radio tower from the top of the North Tower of the World Trade Center and front-pages of newspapers from around the world at the Newseum, a 250,000 square-foot museum dedicated to news, on its opening day in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2008. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

People look at the US Capitol at sunset September 28, 2008 in Washington, DC. Congressional leaders and the White House agreed Sunday to a $700 billion rescue of the ailing financial industry after lawmakers insisted on sharing spending controls with the Bush administration. The biggest U.S. bailout in historygoes to the House for a vote Monday. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Washington, UNITED STATES: Sunlight begins to stream through the windows high in the dome of the US Capitol 14 March, 2007 in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - MARCH 7: Park ranger Jeff Leary tells the story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln during a \"living black history\" program for local school children at the Ford's Theatre March 7, 2005 in Washington, DC. Former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, who ended slavery in the U.S., was assassinated in the box seen in the background by John Wilkes Booth at the theatre on April 14, 1865 while he was watching the play, \"Our American Cousin.\" (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - JULY 16: People walk around the Apollo 11 Command Module \"Columbia\" on display at the National Air and Space Museum on July 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Forty years ago today Apollo 11 launched on a historic flight from Cape Canaveral Florida carrying astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin \"Buzz\" Aldrin, and Michael Collins. The Apollo 11 then landed on the moon four days later on July 20, 1969. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

A vendor puts out fruit samples on August 1, 2009 at Eastern Market in Washington. At Eastern Market consumers can find a large variety of fresh local fruits and vegetables, flowers, delicatessen, meat, cheese, poultry, bakery and dairy products. Eastern Market, established in 1873, is one of the few public markets left in Washington and the only one retaining its original public market function. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - DECEMBER 15: Ethan Kasnett, an 8th grade student at the Lab School in Washington, DC, views the original constitution after a ceremony unveiling the people's choice of the top ten most influential documents that shaped the United States of America at the National Archives December 15, 2003 in Washington, DC. The event and vote were co-sponsored by The People's Vote, the National Archives and Records Administration, National History Day, and U.S. News & World Report. Among the records chosen were the Declaration of Independence at number one and the Constitution at number two. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - JULY 05: Tourists visit the Lincoln Memorial July 5, 2007 in Washington DC. Each year thousands of tourists visit the monuments and many attractions at the nations capitol. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 9: General view of the stadium and scoreboard from the upper level as the Washington Nationals play against the Florida Marlins at Nationals Park on May 9, 2010 in Washington, DC. The Nationals won 3-2. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

MT. VERNON, VA - DECEMBER 4: A candle sits in a lamp lighting the way for guests arriving to George Washington?s Mount Vernon Estate as Ben Schulz (L) and Steve Stuart wait for the gates to open December 4, 2004 in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The holiday tour treats visitors as holiday guests of the Washington family giving them an opportunity to visit the mansion and walk along candlelit paths during Mount Vernon by Candlelight Holiday Tour, the only time during the year that the Estate is open exclusively for public evening tours. Modern Christmas trees are absent at Mount Vernon as they were not common until the 19th century. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: The US Marine Memorial (L) and the Washington Monument(C) are silhouetted against the sky as the sun rises on Washington, DC 06 March, 2005. Temperatures in the Washington, DC area are expected to be spring-like, perfect for tourists taking in the sights. AFP PHOTO/ Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over Washington as the United States celebrates its 234th birthday, Sunday, July 4, 2010. Seen from left is the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)