By Roger Clemens Washington DC: the seat of American government. This city, with it’s grand classical plazas and monuments to great Americans, is a wonderful place to spend your golden years. Many Americans make a choice to move to a new community when they retire –in order to gain more freedom, receive care for medical issues, or just to make a change. Washington DC is a great choice for senior citizens. Here are just a few of the reasons why you should consider moving to the nation’s capital when you feel like making a change.
Incredible Museums
As the seat of the US federal government, Washington DC is also naturally home to some of the country’s most important museums and archives. The Smithsonian may well be one of the most important cultural institutions in the United States. The venerable institution is responsible for no less than 19 museums. Each of these museums is absolutely world-class, and makes Washington DC a real hub for heritage, science, art, and natural history enthusiasts. Retiring in Washington DC will enable you to experience an amazing variety of knowledge-enriching visits.
Beautiful Natural Areas
Washington DC is very close to some of the most beautiful places on the East Coast. Sugarloaf Mountain and the Tregaron Conservancy are both nearby and undeniably exquisite. Even in the confines of the city, there are plenty of great green spaces. The national botanical gardens, which contain 4000 living species of plant from all around the world, are well worth a visit. Likewise, the city’s many parks and man-made lakes are all excellent places to sit and contemplate the world.
Great Places To Live
The DC metropolitan area has some great places to live as a retiree. This includes accommodation for people at every stage of independence. Brightview runs a very well-regarded Bethesda senior assisted living complex that is well connected to the central area. Lots of the outlying areas of Washington DC are leafy suburban zones with wide roads and Edwardian period housing. No matter what your level of physical ability, you’ll be able to find a great place to live in Washington DC.
Great Connections
Unlike some cities in the United States, Washington DC is incredibly well connected by train. Amtrack services regularly trundle down the tracks from DC to the metropolitan centers of New York City and Baltimore. Trips to New York City are especially easy to make – a day trip to the big apple is entirely feasible. There are 18 trains a day to New York City, and each journey takes roughly 3 hours. Living in Washington DC is great for people that don’t drive. The municipal bus system and DC metro are both great intracity travel options. Most suburbs have a metro station with trains departing every few minutes. You’ll find that the metro is far less hectic than the NYC subway or London underground railroads, plus seniors receive a 50 percent discount on all metro travel in the city.
Lorenzo Billie 
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