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International Spy Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
Young James Bonds and Kim Possibles will get a thrill out of this unique museum, which houses an enormous collection of espionage artifacts and hands...
Special Collection
Science & Nature Museum
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington, District of Columbia
More than one clever youngster has gone through the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's doors and shouted, "Show me the money!" Bear in mind that this is not the same...
History Museum
C&O Historic Boat Ride
Washington, District of Columbia
Kids on a C&O boat quickly realize this isn't merely a pleasant hour on the water. The mules pulling the boat from the canal-side towpaths are the first...
Boat Ride
Capitol Building
Washington, District of Columbia
It's a monument! It's a working branch of government! It's a really big building where pre-teens and teens who've studied government get to see their elected representatives at work...
Historical Landmark
Constitution Gardens and Reflecting Pool
Washington, District of Columbia
Hustle the kids out to the middle of the Constitution Gardens, then casually tell them that this whole area was once ... underwater. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged it...
Garden
Park
Discovery Creek
Washington, District of Columbia
Bringing an environmentally-obsessed child to this unique museum and nature center is a must. Kids love seeing the conservation and ecology lessons they learn in school get put into...
Children's Museum
Forest
Eastern Market
Washington, District of Columbia
Kids love the idea of the open market because there's so much to look at, touch, and listen to. And this spot, just blocks from the Capitol, is also historical...
Boutique
Ford's Theatre and Lincoln Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
Best known as the place in which President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, Ford's Theatre is one of the nation's most visited sites. Lincoln...
History Museum
Theater
George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens
Washington, District of Columbia
Originally the home of George and Martha Washington, this picturesque plantation on the Potomac River is the nation's most visted historic estate. More than 500...
Historical Landmark
History Museum
Garden
Gravelly Point Park
Washington, District of Columbia
Kids may wonder where the heck you're taking them -- after all, Gravelly Point Park is little more than a strip of grass on the edge of the George Washington Parkway...
Park
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