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Great Views - The WETA Guide

Great Views - The WETA Guide
 
 
 
 

See the views and vistas that make Washington one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Find out where the best 360-degree views are, which natural vistas are located nearby, and where to go for great sunset spots.

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Watch this exclusive video guide to the Washington area's great views!
 
 

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Great Views

See the views and vistas that make Washington one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

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Map of Washington's great views

A map of the Washington, DC metro area

Click on the Google map to see a list of great views featured in the show Great Views - The WETA Guide. Each pinpoint shows where the view is located, whether parking is available or if it is metro accessible, information about the view, the street address, and a link to find out more.

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Download wallpaper, share photos, and more

Download desktop wallpaper

Experience great views of the Washington area from the comfort of your own computer! Click on the link below that corresponds to your screen resolution* to download the wallpaper to your computer's desktop. The images are those featured in the show Great Views - The WETA Guide. For PC users: Right click on the link and select Set as Background. For Mac users: Save the image to your desktop, then select the image from the Desktop tab of your Appearance control panel.

Evening view of the Lincoln Memorial.

Evening view of the Lincoln Memorial

Fireworks display over the Washington Monument/Lincoln Memorial.

Fireworks display over the monuments

Great Falls.

Great Falls

Sunrise view of the Washington Monument.

Sunrise view of the Washington Monument

Sunset view of the Key Bridge.

Sunset view of the Key Bridge

Washington National Cathedral

Washington National Cathedral

Share photos of Washington's great views

There are so many great views around Washington. Do you have a snapshot to share? Show us what we missed in Great Views - The WETA Guide or provide another perspective on Washington's great views. WETA has a group on the photo-sharing site Flickr so you can upload a photo of your favorite local view.

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* To check your current screen resolution size — For PC: Right click on your desktop. From the pop-up menu, click properties. Click on the "Settings" tab to check your screen resolution. For Mac: Open System Preferences and click on Displays. Click on the "Display" tab — your screen resolution is highlighted in the Resolutions pane.