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In article <27JUN199206130616@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov>, packer@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer) writes:
> Where's the best place to view the Independence Day fireworks
> display in Washington?

Ok, I'll tell you since I'm not going this year, but don't leak this
to anyone else, shh! The best thing to do is go down to the Mall with
your blankie around 6 pm and stake a claim in front [Washington Monument
side] of the Lincoln Memorial, on the either grassy area that borders
the main walk to the Memorial. You get a clear view of the 'works with
DC's own phallic symbol dead center, reflecting pool, etc., and you
are first in line for the mad dash across Memorial Bridge to the
Arlington Cemetery Metro station. Anyone who tells you to get closer
than this is a punk rocker/masochist/crowd-loving zombie, and any
further away and you might as well watch it on the 11 pm news.

My Humble Opinion, of course.

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