{"id":789,"date":"2019-12-01T05:05:48","date_gmt":"2019-12-01T05:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=789"},"modified":"2022-01-01T04:27:26","modified_gmt":"2022-01-01T04:27:26","slug":"washington-dc-things-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/?p=789","title":{"rendered":"Washington DC: Things to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I visited Washington DC as an adult, it had a profound effect on me. I didn&#8217;t get to tour all of the places below, but I was able to visit over half. I will experience the rest on my next visit. My absolutely favorite place was the Newseum, which closed at the end of 2019. I have high hopes that it will open again.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlingtoncemetery.mil\/#!\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arlington National Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arlingtoncemetery.mil\/#!\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bureau of Engraving and Printing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehousehistory.org\/decatur-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Decatur House on Lafayette Square<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/frde\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FDR Memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/contact-us\/fbi-headquarters\/the-fbi-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FBI<\/a> (Tickets needed in advance)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spymuseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Spy Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/thje\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jefferson Memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library of Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/linc\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln Memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mlkm\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.org\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Geographic Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wwiimemorial.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National WWII Memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newseum.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Newseum<\/a> (now closed)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pentagontours.osd.mil\/Tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pentagon<\/a> (Special request)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lincolncottage.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President Lincoln&#8217;s Cottage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/airandspace.si.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smithsonian National Air &amp; Space Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/americanhistory.si.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smithsonian National Museum of American History<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/postalmuseum.si.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Smithsonian National Postal Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/visiting\/visiting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supreme Court of the United States<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitthecapitol.gov\/plan-visit\/book-tour-capitol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Capitol<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ushmm.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Holocaust Memorial &amp; Museum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneyfactory.gov\/washingtondctours.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United States Mint<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/vive\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vietnam Veterans Memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/wamo\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Monument<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/whho\/planyourvisit\/the-white-house-tour.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White House<\/a> (Special request)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are many walking (and other) tours to take in DC, but I had one of the best walking tours in my life with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcdesigntours.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DC Design Tours<\/a>. They offer historical tours with a focus on architecture, urban planning and design.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yelp.com\/collection\/-0bCIt0bUzwhKhuGZpKZ6w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">MAP<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-815 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/travelfrances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-01-18-at-10.14.26-PM-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I visited Washington DC as an adult, it had a profound effect on me. I didn&#8217;t get to tour all of the places below, but I was able to visit over half. I will experience the rest on my next visit. 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