Excerpt from Washington, What to See, and How to See It All Government Buildings are open to the public between the hours of 9 a. M. And 2 p. M. Where special hours or rules are applicable, they will be stated in their proper places. To pay respects to any oflicial, send your card to him, marked to pay respects, the messenger at the door. The official will indicate his convenience. Ot more than three minutes should be taken of his time. Consult the tour-maps constantly, these will present at a glance, all the places of interest within convenient distance, and how to get to them. The tourist can make his own selection, and by turning to the alphabetical Table of references, can readily find the description. Fees are not expected by messengers, employed by the Government, showing visitors through Public Buildings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.