Things to do in Washington DC

Things to do in Washington D.C. 

• Smithsonian Museums – FREE
• Holocaust Museum  -FREE
• World War II Museum – FREE
• White House – FREE – you must request a tour through your congressman – https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/tours-events/
• Washington Monument – FREE
• Lincoln Memorial – FREE
• Smithsonian National Zoo – FREE –  you are able to take the Metro to the Zoo 
• Ford’s Theater – $3
• Jefferson Memorial – FREE
• Georgetown – shopping and dining – there are cobblestone streets and buildings from the 18th and 19th century 
• The Wharf –  https://www.wharfdc.com/things-to-do/
• Arlington National Cemetery – FREE – you are able to take the Metro here or Hop on Hop off bus 
• ChinaTown – small historic neighborhood 

Some tours in Washington D.C. 

• Washington D.C. Monuments by Moonlight Tour by Trolly – $45 
• Hop on Hop off 2 days  bus tour(takes you to all of the major attractions) – $59 (this includes Arlington and a water taxi ride)

Things to do outside of Washington D.C. 

• Mount Vernon – 30 minute drive 
• Great Falls – a national park site in Virginia – 30 minute drive from your hotel or a 40 minute drive from Mount Vernon – https://www.nps.gov/grfa/index.htm
• Shenandoah National Park – 1 hour and 20 min. drive – https://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm
• Sky Line Caverns – close by Shenandoah National Park – https://skylinecaverns.com/
• Gettysburg – 1 hour  and 30 mins drive – https://www.nps.gov/gett/index.htm
• Williamsburg – 2 hours and 30 min drive – historic town – https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/
• Busch Gardens Amusement Park – https://buschgardens.com/williamsburg/ 
• Antietam National Battlefield – 1 hour 30 minute drive – https://www.nps.gov/anti/index.htm
• Philadelphia – 2 hours and 30 minute drive – see the liberty bell