Whether you are looking for a relaxing ride, commuting, or just going to see the tourist sights, Washington DC extensive bicycle network of cycle tracks, Bikeshare stations, bike lanes, bike routes, trails make getting around much easier.
Tourist cabin at Ring’s Rest, U.S. 1, Muirkirk, Maryland, about 1930 and Ford Deluxe Roadster, 1934—“America on The Move” is located in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. A major exhibition examining how transportation—from 1876 to 1999—has shaped our American identity from a mostly rural nation into a major economic power, forged a sense of national unity, delivered consumer abundance, and encouraged a degree of social and economic mobility unlike that of any other nation of the world. Arranged chronologically and through 19 sections, historical settings include the coming of the railroad to a California town in 1876, the role of the streetcar and the automobile in creating suburbs outside of cities, and the transformation of a U.S. port with the introduction of containerized shipping in the 1960s.—The Smithsonian Institution
Buick dealership and cars, truck and motorcycles on Portland, Oregon’s Sandy Boulevard, circa 1949—“America on The Move” is located in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. A major exhibition examining how transportation—from 1876 to 1999—has shaped our American identity from a mostly rural nation into a major economic power, forged a sense of national unity, delivered consumer abundance, and encouraged a degree of social and economic mobility unlike that of any other nation of the world. Arranged chronologically and through 19 sections, historical settings include the coming of the railroad to a California town in 1876, the role of the streetcar and the automobile in creating suburbs outside of cities, and the transformation of a U.S. port with the introduction of containerized shipping in the 1960s.—The Smithsonian Institution
