Great Views — The WETA Guide

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See the views and vistas that make Washington one of the most beautiful cities in the world in Great Views — The WETA Guide. Find out where the best 360-degree views are, which natural vistas are located nearby, and where to go for great sunset spots. From the National Mall to Great Falls Park, from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to a cruise on the Potomac, explore the views of Washington.

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Google map to Washington's great views

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 desktop wallpaper

Experience great views of the Washington area from the comfort of your own computer! Click on the links below to download beautiful wallpaper for your computer's desktop*. The images are those featured in the show Great Views - The WETA Guide." For PC users: Right click on the wallpaper 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.

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Lincoln Memorial

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Great Falls

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Key Bridge

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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.

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Share your 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.

Here's a sampling of the photos that have been submitted so far.

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» See the whole collection

» Learn more about the WETA Great Views group on Flickr

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About The WETA Guide series

Produced by TV 26, The WETA Guide is a quarterly television series that spotlights the special places and happenings in the Greater Washington area. There's so much to see and explore! For both the newcomer and the long-time resident, this series is a great introduction to the region's many highlights.

The following are additional shows in the series – click below to learn more:

The WETA Guide to Fine Dining
Explore the crème de la crème of Washington area establishments and sample their offerings and atmosphere in this new hour-long production, The WETA Guide to Fine Dining. This show offers a lively, mouth-watering tour as the area's top chefs showcase some of their astonishing creations and explain their philosophies on food.

Unusual Attractions — The WETA Guide
Take a tour of some of Greater Washington's most unique attractions, from mysterious gargoyles at Washington National Cathedral, to a Bavarian style beer hall and medical anomalies at the National Museum of Health and Medicine.

Memorials — The WETA Guide
Take an inspiring tour of the many military, war and presidential memorials of Greater Washington. Visit sculptures, statues and buildings located nearby that memorialize individuals, events, and Americans' service to their country.

Take the Day Off — The WETA Guide
Discover fun and engaging things to do on a free day in the Washington area, from taking flying lessons, attending a dance class, and visiting a vineyard to enjoying a day at the spa.

Neighborhood Eats — The WETA Guide
A one-hour visit to dozens of hotspot eateries and landmark restaurants throughout the area. Among the places you'll get to see are D.C.'s Eastern Market, Arlington's Lost Dog Cafe, Rockville's Cuban Corner, and Vienna's Sunflower Vegetarian restaurant.

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More recommendations

If you liked this show, you'll also enjoy these additional WETA television shows about living and working in the D.C. area:

• WETA All Access
  Step inside Washington's landmark places and events with this quarterly television series that takes you behind-the-scenes. The latest program is NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — which explores the center's major achievements in space flight and spotlights the extensive and impressive team behind it all. Previous programs in the series include The Washington Nationals, The FBI Academy, The Aquarium and Metro.



• Around Town
  Find out what prominent art, theater, and film critics think is especially worth seeing in the Washington, D.C. area or take a guided tour through some of our area's most intriguing destinations by tuning in to these weekly television reviews.



• WETA Neighborhoods
  Discover something new about the communities in our area with these short television profiles of fascinating neighborhoods such as Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., Del Ray (Alexandria), Virginia, and Bowie, Maryland.

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