IWashington akuyona inhloko-dolobha yase-United States kuphela, kodwa futhi isikhungo esikhulu samasiko nezepolitiki sezwe, esitholakala ogwini lolwandle i-Atlantic Ocean. Njengenhloko-dolobha yezwe kusukela ngo-1800, iWashington ayifakwanga kunoma yiliphi izwe, kepha iyunithi elizimele lokuphatha. I-Washington eminingi ibangela ukuhlangana nendlu emhlophe, kepha ngikholwe, kunentshisekelo enkulu nje.
Leli dolobha laqanjwa ngegama likaMengameli wokuqala waseMelika - uGeorge Washington, walithola ngo-1791. Ngokusho kocwaningo lwe-raturaeological, abahlali bokuqala abahlala kulezi zindawo eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezine edlule babengamaMelika omdabu, izindawo zokuhlala kanye namadolobhana amancane kwakususelwa kulezi zindawo. Kamuva, kwavela abanini bomhlaba benkolo lapha, kwavela ukuthi kwavela abakwaGeorgetown, ngo-1751, ngonyaka we-1751, bakhuphukela embusweni wePotomac. UJORGETown angavala kalula emikhunjini yezitolo, ngenxa yokuthi idolobha laba yimbobo ephumelelayo ye-chic, evunyelwe ukuthuthukisa cishe yonke eminye imikhakha yezimboni ensimini yedolobha. Ukuhweba ngogwayi kwachuma nezinye izimpahla nemikhiqizo ezalethwa yi-maryland yamakoloni.
Mayelana nenani labantu, namuhla idolobha lithatha indawo yesishiyagalombili ezweni. Ngenxa yomlando weminyaka eyinkulungwane, iWashington yindawo ehlukile emele intshisekelo enkulu yabavakashi.
Leli dolobha lithandwa kakhulu phakathi kwamanye amadolobha aleli lizwe, izigidi zezivakashi zivakashelwa, kanye namadolobha anjalo njengeNew York, New Orleans, Las Vegas. Izivakashi zichitha isikhathi esikhulu lapha, ngoba insimu yedolobha imane inkulu. Kunokubona kwamasiko nangokomlando, iminyuziyamu eminingi namapaki wemvelo, kanye nokuzijabulisa ebusuku.
Uhlelo lwezokuthutha lwedolobha lumelelwa ngamabhasi nemigqa engaphansi komhlaba. Inkonzo yebhasi yenziwa nguMetrobus, okuhlinzeka ngomuzi wemizila engu-176. Ngosizo lwabo, izivakashi zifika kunoma yiziphi iziphetho zeWashington, kanye nemali ekhokhwayo cishe amadola ayi-6. Enye inkampani ethwele ukuthuthwa kwamabhasi yisipuni se-DC. Lapha amabhasi akhunjuzwa ngokwengeziwe ngomzila, izindleko zazo eziyi-1 dollar.
Imigqa yeMetro ikhava hhayi eWashington kuphela, kodwa futhi nangaphezulu kwesimo saseColombia, uMaryland kanye neVirginia. Izindleko zethikithi ziyahlukahluka kusuka ku- $ 1.85 kuya ku-5.25 amadola.
IWashington ihle kakhulu, kepha kunalokho, indawo ephelele yokwenza ukuthenga. Ngemuva kwakho konke, endaweni yedolobha ungathenga konke, kusuka ezipho nasezindaweni zasendulo, ezikhumbuzaneni ezincane. Ku-Wisconsin-Avenue Street, kanye naku-M-Street Street, izitolo ezithandwa kakhulu zitholakala lapho ungathola khona inani elikhulu lezivakashi, ngoba lapha kubhekwa kakhulu lapha. Kepha ku-Dujn-Surkl, kunezitolo ezishibhile, zonke izinhlobo zesikhungo sezaphulelo, kanye nabavakashi abadumile. I-Adams Morgan Street idume ngezikhumbuzo zayo zase-Afrika nemikhiqizo eyenziwe ngezandla, kepha izitolo zakudala kanye nama-salon amahle wobuciko atholakala kuKing Street, kepha azenzele kuphela ukuvakasha.
Noma, njengohambo, le yindaba ehlukile kakhulu, ngoba uhambo lokuvakasha nokubona kweWashington kuzothatha sonke isikhathi sakho samahhala.
ICapitol, iWhite House, i-National Alley, iMarine Memorial, Isondlo LaseNkantolo Yabangcwele uPeter noPaul, Izakhiwo ze-FBI, amathuna amahle kakhulu nezindawo ezinhle ezimelele. Isibonelo, isithombe sokuvuka kuzwelonke, isikhumbuzo esiseMartin-Luther Kilimu, isakhiwo esingumlando sendlu yamatshe amadala nabanye.
IWashington ibizwa nangokuthi i-City-Museum, ngoba kulo lonke idolobha kuneminyuziyamu engamashumi amabili yokugxila okuhlukahlukene, okuthathwa izinkulungwane zansuku zonke zezivakashi. Inzalo enkulu kunazo zonke izivakashi yinkimbinkimbi ye-Smithsonian Institute Museum, ethandwa kakhulu ngaphezu kwezwe futhi inokubaluleka komhlaba wonke, ngoba ifaka phakathi okunjalo kweminyuziyamu yase-Asia Arthur M. Sakler, Imnyuziyamu ye-ANGER ARANCER ART, umlando weNational Museum American Museum (lapho ungaqhubeka khona nezingane, ngoba izindiza namanye ama-aerospospe zibaholela ekujabuleni ngokuphelele) nabanye. Ukuqoqwa kwemnyuziyamu kuqukethe iminyuziyamu engu-13 nemibuziyana, ngakho-ke bakhombise amaphesenti athile kuphela ezimali zawo.
Ensimini yenhloko-dolobha kunomtapo wezincwadi oyingqayizivele weCongress kanye ne-National Archive, egcina ngaphezu kwezigidi zemibhalo, kufaka phakathi amadokhumenti abalulekile emfundweni ebedlula iminyaka engaphezu kwenkulungwane.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, imicimbi ehlukahlukene, imikhosi nemikhosi ihlala ibanjelwa eWashington. Lapha, usuku lokuzimela luhlala lugujwa okuhle, lapho kugcinwa khona i-National Parade, ikhonsathi eCapitol Hill kanye nezicishamlilo ezinhle kakhulu.
Ekupheleni kukaMashi - ekuqaleni kuka-Ephreli wenyanga, umkhosi weCherry Blossom Festival ugujwa lapha, lapho izixuku zezivakashi zifika emfuleni zizothokozela umfula futhi zijabulele amakhonsathi emikhosi.
I-National Theatre iphethwe ngoMsombuluko ebusuku eNational, edume ngokusebenza kwayo okumangazayo, kanye nemiyalezo yomculo nomdanso.
Imibhangqwana yothando iyawuthanda umkhosi we-cinema yasendulo - Isikrini kohlaza lapho ungabuka i-movie ngqo ku-Green Starns edolobheni, ngoba umoya wothando uthinta bonke abavakashi kanye nabendawo. Kusukela ngo-Agasti 18 kuya ku-Septhemba 4, umkhosi onikezelwe emsebenzini woWilliam Shakespeare - Shakespeare mahhala kubo bonke obanjelwa eWashington - Shakespeare free bonke.
Njengoba sengifikile enhloko-dolobha yezwe elikhulu kangaka njenge-United States, kuyadingeka ukumane wenze ukuhamba okuzolile futhi kwasolwa emapaki aluhlaza wedolobha, vakashela i-zoo enhle ukuze ujabulele ubuhle bemvelo bese ulahlekelwa yijubane elincane. IWashington nakanjani izoba ngenye yezindawo zakho ozithandayo.