Visiting Washington, DC
Places to Visit
- Washington Monument
- Library of Congress
- National Gallery of Art
- National Museum of Natural History, especially the Hope Diamond
- Constitution Gardens
- National Portrait Gallery
- Eisenhower Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial - Dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 13, 1943, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial stands in a straight line with the White House. Architect John Russell Pope, influenced by Jefferson’s taste in classical architecture, echoed the style seen in Jefferson’s two most famous buildings - Monticello and the University of Virginia Rotunda.
- American Red Cross National Headquarters
- The First Public Statue of Abraham Lincoln
- U.S. National Arboretum
- Capital Jewish Museum
- Smithsonian National Postal Museum
- Art on Call
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
- International Spy Museum
- Mount Vernon
- Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - Displays thousands of aviation and space artifacts, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, a Blackbird SR-71, and a Concorde, in two large hangars near Dulles Airport.
- National Building Museum
- Self-Guided JFK Walking Tour in Georgetown
- Peabody Room, Georgetown Public Library
- Tudor Place, Georgetown
- Decatur House
- Planet Word
- American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center
Learning About Washington
- Destination DC
- Have Camera Will Travel
- Travel Guide to Washington by Vito L. Tanzi, a talented local photographer
- Vintage Images of Washington
- The White House Historical Association
- Guides to Georgetown
- Amateur Traveler Podcast - Episode about Washington
- Trip Hacks DC Podcast
- Everything You Think You Know About the (Nonexistent) Georgetown Metro Stop Is Wrong
Places to Stay
Four Seasons: Best Hotel in Washington
Events and Activities
- National Park Service Calendar of Events - District of Columbia
- Washington Post Going Out Guide
- Washington, DC Events
- Washingtonian Events Calendar
- Axios D.C. - Things to Do
- Washington Open (Summer Tennis Tournament)
- Washington Photo Safari
- Joe Yablonsky - A local photographer who operates photo tours and classes.
- Art with Tosca - Washington Art Tours
- Off the Mall Walking Tours - “Get Off the Mall to explore the deep history of the Nation’s Capital”
- DC Design Tours - Historical and Architectural Guided Tours of Washington DC
- Trip Hacks DC - Private and public tours
- StreetMeet DC - Meetups for photographers
Last updated: February 13, 2024