Travel Destination | Washington D.C.

If you have never experienced the fragrant aroma of Spring during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., then it's certainly time to start planning your visit. The capital city of the United States is a diverse destination with an abundance of history, art, science, culture, and majesty. This vibrant metropolitan area is home to a vast array of family-friendly museums, government buildings, historical sites, restaurants, and more. A thriving political center, Washington D.C. is where the U.S. Capitol building—home of Congress, the White House—official residence of the President of the United States, executive departments and agencies, and the Supreme Court of the United States—highest court in the federal court system are all located. Situated on the East Coast of the U.S., along the Potomac River, bordering the states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia (DMV). Designed by Pierre Charles L'Enfant in the late 18th century, Washington D.C. is known for its unique layout for international communities and embassies from all over the world to embrace. Here is a travel destination list of top sites to visit in Washington D.C.

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Travel Destination | Washington D.C.

Washington D.C. 

- White House Tour | Visitor Center 

*Request scheduled through your Member of Congress

- National Archives Museum 

- Arlington National Cemetery

- Library of Congress *Reserve free timed tickets online

- Lincoln Memorial

- Washington Monument *Reserve tickets online   

 

- Smithsonian National Museum of American History 

 

- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History 

- Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum 

- Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center

- Smithsonian National Zoo

- Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture 

- Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery

- Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)

- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

- Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

- Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

- Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art

- Smithsonian National Postal Museum

- Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

- Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum

- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

- Kennedy Center

- Washington DC Night Tour

- George Washington's Mount Vernon

- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

 

- International Spy Museum 

- U.S. Capitol Tour

- National Aquarium 

- Ford’s Theatre

- The Pentagon Tour

- President Lincoln’s Cottage

- Museum of the Bible

- Planet Word Museum

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