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Inauguration Day

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Your Photos: President Obama's Second Inauguration

See photos from other local residents attending the 2013 presidential inauguration Monday. Are you going to be in downtown D.C.? Upload your photos here, too!

Upload your photos from Inauguration Day and they will be featured in this post. Just click "Upload Photos & Videos" and add a caption. Also, tell us about your inauguration experience in the comments section below! 

Thursday, January 17, 2013

2013 Inauguration Travel Information

How to get around Washington on Inauguration Day, including Metro rail, bus, driving, biking and walking.

  Click on each transportation mode above to reveal more information and links to resources about each.  For additional District and Maryland transportation information, click here.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Route 1 Hotels Booking Up for Inauguration Day

Many hotels in D.C. are booked for the inauguration. Hotels along Richmond Highway have been fielding calls since July.

Hotels along Richmond Highway are preparing for a possible "trickle down effect" for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration. Many hotels already are completely booked in D.C., so customers are setting their sights on hotels in the greater Alexandria area for the Jan. 21 event. Carmen Fierro, general manager of The Quality Inn-Mount Vernon, said calls about room availability started back in July. "We started receiving calls, I would say around July of this year, with inquiries for the time frame," Fierro said. "Then I think they just sat back until the president-elect was in office and once that was done, that's when it really started." Fierro said The Quality Inn doesn't usually see a full house in January unless the weather is bad, but …

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