Must-dos in DC

[toehanus]

In addition to what was already said. National archives. Air and space museum.

 

[rodman2112]

take time to see Arlington.

+1!! Everyone should witness the changing of the guard. Awesome. Go with a tour to get all the info.

 

[120 Acres]

Do not step one foot off the tourist path.

I saw a short-cut once and was a magnet for the kinda crap everyone fears. I quickly turned it around.

 

[michaeld]

Try to get the tour from your senator or congressmens office - its pretty good
National Archive building interior is the coolest
Supreme Court, Lincoln (extremely cool in person), Jefferson, really all the stuff is great to see.

 

[120 Acres]

Oh, and hold up money and take pics with the monument on the money.

 

[Johnjosiah]

US mint

 

[dlbleak]

changing of the guard really meant a lot to me even as an 11 year old kid. i thought mount vernon was pretty cool and of course the air and space museum.
we spent a whole night looking out of our hotel window watching hookers get picked up and then dropped back off every 30 minutes or so, that was damn entertaining for a kid from enid,oklahoma

 

[EFsDad]

LEAVE before the water turns you!!!

No really Archives, Smithsonian (you could spend a whole month and not see all the good stuff), Monuments, Arlington, Zoo's pretty good, Supreme Court watching, FBI building tour, Capital Building, Viet Nam and WWII Memorials.

I'm a kid from Enid too!

 

[OldCurlyWolf]

I'm in the DC area for work for the next 2 weekends. What are some must do while I'm here? I wanna see the memorials and hit a ball game but other than that i don't know what else to do. No car so I have to use public transportation.

I doubt I get another opportunity to be here for several years so wanna take in all I can.

Don't set foot inside the limits of the district. Their laws are draconian. Even pepper spray is a serious criminal charge if you are not a resident.

 

[OKCHunter]

Smithsonian for sure. The Smithsonian Museum of American History was my favorite.