Washington D.C. and the Movies

Do you ever interject movie lines into everyday conversation? Or find yourself thinking months or even years later about a particularly poignant setting from a favorite movie scene? I’d have trouble believing you if you don’t have at least one experience like this.

One such scene for me is from The Firm with Tom Cruise. It’s the one where he walks through some of the attractions on D.C.’s National Mall, being directed where to go and being told once and for all about the intrigue of which he’s unwillingly become a part.

I was reminded of this scene last week when I read a travel article on interesting ways to tour the nation’s capital. These unique Washington D.C. student tours include one wholly devoted to television and the movies. I knew they had a tour like this in New York City – from the hundreds of movie locations in Central Park to the home from the Cosby Show, the Seinfeld diner, and the iconic apartment building from Friends – but Washington D.C., of course! This city was the setting for some of the most thrilling plots in movie history!

Washington D.C. is home to the defense department, (i.e., that intricate five-sided building whose name is mentioned even in elementary geometry courses all over the world), the FBI, the CIA, a museum dedicated to Crime and Punishment, war memorials, the White House, presidential monuments, the International Spy Museum – I could go on. You can imagine the wealth of possibility here, though, for writers of suspense, espionage, and intrigue.

I for one wouldn’t want to miss this pop culture way to tour a very important city. D.C. is a brilliant choice for educational tours of all kinds, and a tour devoted to the scenes and locations from movies? Your group will be begging for more!

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