Washington DC Attractions
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National Geographic Museum
Largely geared toward children but still enjoyable for adults, this small museum at National Geographic’s headquarters offers a handful of rotating exhibits ... Read more
National Museum of Women in the Arts
The nation’s only museum dedicated to female artists, since 1981 the NMWA has featured a permanent collection of 4,500 artworks made by more than 1,000 ... Read more
National Portrait Gallery
One half of the Smithsonian’s Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture (along with the adjacent American Art Museum), the National Portrait ... Read more
Nationals Park
Home to the local baseball team, the Washington Nationals (and its bald eagle mascot, Screech), this LEED-certified stadium can seat over 41,ooo fans. The ... Read more
National World War II Memorial
Part of the National Mall and National Park Service, this memorial to American citizens who served in World War II lies at the eastern end of the Lincoln ... Read more
National Zoological Park
Part of the Smithsonian, the 163-acre National Zoo (as it’s most often called) is home to 2,000 individual animals of 400 species. Most famous for its Giant ... Read more
Octagon Museum
One of the first homes ever built in the Nation’s Capital, the historic Federal-style Octagon House was designed in 1799 by William Thornton (initial architect ... Read more
Renwick Gallery
Part of the Smithsonian, this intimate museum is dedicated to crafts and decorative art created in America from the 19th to 21st centuries. Originally built in ... Read more
Rock Creek Park
Stretching over nine miles long and one mile across through the center of the city, this 1,754-acre forest park is one of the most distinctive and beloved ... Read more
Sewall-Belmont House & Museum
Built in 1800 as a private home and sold to the National Women’s Party in 1929, this small Capitol Hill building is dedicated to America’s women’s suffrage and ... Read more
St. John’s Church
This historic Episcopal church, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the British-born architect of the ... Read more
The National Theatre
The National Theatre first opened in 1835, supported by some of D.C.’s wealthiest patrons, who wanted their city to have a world-class theatrical institution. ... Read more
The Sunset Parade
Overlooking the Potomac River at the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery, at the site of the U.S. Marine War Corps Memorial, the Marine Drum and Bugle ... Read more
U.S. National Arboretum
Established by Congress in 1927, the federally sponsored Arboretum is dedicated to breeding and fostering plants for different locales around the United ... Read more
United States Botanic Garden
Set one block southwest of the U.S. Capitol Building, this indoor-outdoor garden was first proposed by former farmer George Washington as a museum dedicated to ... Read more
