Things to Do in Washington, District Of Columbia
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Discovery Creek Children's Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
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
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
Jack's Boat House
Washington, District of Columbia
How cool is it, says the pre-teen, "that we can be tooling around Georgetown in the morning and then paddling in a canoe in the afternoon?" It's very cool...
Boat Ride
National Air and Space Museum
Washington, District of Columbia
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
National Aquarium
Washington, District of Columbia
Little kids love this aquarium because it's small, and therefore perfect for limited attention spans. If your kids like to see the animals being fed, they're in luck here: there's...
Aquarium
National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice-Skating Rink
Washington, District of Columbia
Local parents have this scenario mapped out perfectly, so follow their lead: If you let your kids go ice skating (seasonally, of course) in the beautiful sculpture garden, they'll be...
Garden
Ice Skating
National Mall
Washington, District of Columbia
The National Mall & Memorial Parks is the heartcenter of DC's history, containing more than 80 historic buildings and 150 historic parks and sites. Highlights include...
Historical Landmark
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