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Things to Do in District Of Columbia

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International Spy Museum

Washington, District of Columbia

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

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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

Eastern Market

Washington, District of Columbia

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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...

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Old Post Office Pavilion

Washington, District of Columbia

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Your family won't be disappointed with the spectacular, panoramic birds-eye view from the 270-foot clock tower observation deck...

  • Historical Landmark

National Museum of Natural History

Washington, District of Columbia

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Your child may ask if he can see Big Bob at this museum. Say yes if you don't suffer from arachnophobia: Big Bob is a tarantula the size of a...

  • Science & Nature Museum

Discovery Creek Children's Museum

Washington, District of Columbia

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Bringing your environmentally-obsessed child to this unique museum and nature center is a must. They'll love seeing conservation and ecology lessons they learned in school get put into action...

  • Children's Museum

  • Forest

National Air and Space Museum

Washington, District of Columbia

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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Little astronauts, engineers, and aspiring pilots will be fascinated by checking out full-size, original planes and space ships up close, and those enamored by the starry nighttime skies will love delving deep into interplanetary space....

  • Science & Nature Museum

  • Special Collection

  • Planetarium

World War II Memorial

Washington, District of Columbia

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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The D.C. Mall is dotted with monuments, but kids seem to be especially fascinated by the memorial for veterans of World War II. They love the wide-open space, for...

  • Historical Landmark

Capitol Building

Washington, District of Columbia

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

Good for Pre-Teens & Teens

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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

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