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Washington DC Travel Guide .
This abstract describes a travel guide app for iPhone and iPod Touch that provides a comprehensive offline guide for Washington DC and Alexandria. The app features augmented reality (AR) for finding attractions, an offline metro map, interactive points of interest, daily itineraries, budget-based recommendations for hotels and restaurants, shopping tips, nightlife activities, city navigation advice, and safety tips. The app includes zoomable regional offline maps with GPS capability, along with a gallery of pictures for key attractions. The app aims to be a practical and interactive tool based on first-hand travel experiences.