Washington DC Attractions
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Dupont Circle
Centered around an elegant traffic circle at the intersection of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts Avenues, this upscale yet urban neighborhood is ... Read more
National Museum of the American Indian
One of the newest branches of the Smithsonian, this 2004 museum is dedicated to the history, arts and culture of Native Americans throughout the Western ... Read more
Old Post Office Pavilion
Designed by American architect Willoughby Edbrooke, this enormous Romanesque Revival building was the largest office building in D.C. when it opened in 1899. ... Read more
Washington Masonic National Memorial
This 333-foot-tall museum and library atop Shooter’s Hill in Old Town Alexandria was built in honor of George Washington, a devoted Mason; it was dedicated on ... Read more
Decatur House
Designed in 1818 for the War of 1812 naval hero Stephen Decatur, Decatur House holds the honor of being the first and last house on Lafayette Square to be ... Read more
National Academy of Sciences
Created by Congress in 1863, the National Academy of Sciences conducts research in a wide variety of studies and provides its results to the U.S. government. ... Read more
Tudor Place
Set on more than five acres in Georgetown, this historic Federal-era was home to six generations of the Peter family from 1805 to 1984. Thomas Peter’s father ... Read more
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Woodrow Wilson House
The retirement home for President Woodrow Wilson his wife Edith, this Georgian Revival house on Embassy Row earned its National Historic Preservation Site ... Read more
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
If not one of the most powerful in the world, the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial is certainly one of the most powerful in Washington D.C. The iconic memorial is ... Read more
Georgetown
Fronting the Potomac River, Georgetown is an evocative neighborhood, combining the most elegant, wedding-cake exterior décor of Washington D.C. with a ... Read more
African-American Civil War Museum
Every museum has a mission, and the African-American Civil War Museum makes the point that for some, the Civil War was about secession versus union, but for ... Read more
Albert Einstein Memorial
Set out front of the National Academy of Sciences Building, this whimsically enormous memorial of Albert Einstein contemplating the universe was dedicated on ... Read more
Art Museum of the Americas
Set in a graceful Spanish Colonial home designed by Paul Cret (architect of the Folger Shakespeare Library), this intimate museum is dedicated to art from ... Read more
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The largest Roman Catholic church in North America and one of the ten largest churches in the world, this unique Roman-Byzantine building is set beside the ... Read more
Busch Gardens
Sure, touring the monuments and museums of Washington DC is an incredible learning experience about the history of our nation, but if all of the touring has ... Read more
