Just was in GBG on March 3rd - and although we were able to get out and be on top of Little Round Top, our guide Col. Coughenour told me that it is soon to be closed for renovation of the road and area around the site. Not sure the duration or the extent, but it will mean no getting out at the site, and may mean, it will require a different route around battlefield.

The “only clear bag” rule at Mount Vernon seems to be more of a guideline than a hard and fast rule. I advised my tour that no backpacks or purses unless “clear” and when we were inside saw many backpacks and such. I asked a docent at the mansion and she basically said it was the rule but was not enforced.

Found no restrooms available near White House or Capitol Building/Capitol Hill. Closest is at Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial — restroom at 4th and Independence (much like MLJ, Jr site).