Hospitality_Recreation

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Vietnamese protesters chant anti-Chinese slogans as China moves another oil rig closer to Vietnam's coast. (associated press)

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Visitors enter through the lobby of the National Museum of Crime and Punishment in the District. The 28,000-square-foot museum chronicles the history of crime with a number of riveting exhibits. Included is a replica of the pre-Alcatraz jail cell (below) of former mob boss Alphonse "Big Al" Capone. (crime museum photographs)

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DC resident Alan Marroquin walks over to his kayak Tuesday afternoon at Key Bridge Boathouse in Georgetown. The warm weather brought out a steady stream of visitors to the rental location that day. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Miakah Underdue sells cold water bottles outside the Smithsonian Metro exit to the National Mall Tuesday morning. Temperatures Tuesday that day would reach upper 80's. Keith Lane/Special to the Washinton Times.

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Scott Cogan, with his daughters Isabelle, age 9, and Chanel, age 14, from Centreville, MD, took advantage of the warmer weather to paddle along the Potomac river Tuesday afternoon. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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A disabled train outside Stadium-Amory Metro station causes delays at L'Enfant Plaza Metro station Tuesday morning. Crowds waiting for the train would grow to some five people deep. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Park Ranger Steve Miller checks in with visitors to the Washington Monument Tuesday morning. Despite high temperatures lines were forming early to visit the monument. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Scott Cogan, with his daughters Isabelle, age 9, and Chanel, age 14, from Centreville, MD, took advantage of the warmer weather to paddle along the Potomac river Tuesday afternoon. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Miakah Underdue sells cold water bottles outside the Smithsonian Metro exit to the National Mall Tuesday morning. Temperatures Tuesday that day would reach upper 80's. Keith Lane/Special to the Washinton Times.

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Miakah Underdue sells cold water bottles outside the Smithsonian Metro exit to the National Mall Tuesday morning. Temperatures Tuesday that day would reach upper 80's. Keith Lane/Special to the Washinton Times.

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Park Ranger Steve Miller checks in with visitors to the Washington Monument Tuesday morning. Despite high temperatures lines were forming early to visit the monument. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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Jami Harp, from Fort Worth Texas, gets ready to sit in her kayak as deckstaff Connor Ryan of Key Bridge Boathouse rentals helps her get settled Tuesday afternoon. The days warm weather would bring out a steady stream of visitors to the river. Keith Lane/Special to the Washington Times

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This undated image provided by Paul W. Romaine via the National Trust for Historic Preservation shows the Palisades, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., one of America's 11 most endangered historic places. Several generations have cherished the scenic Palisades cliffs along the Hudson River. Despite its designation as a National Historic Landmark, the LG Corporation plans to build an office tower along the cliffs in New Jersey, forever altering the landscape, preservationists say. (AP Photo/Paul W. Romaine via National Trust for Historic Preservation)