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Things to Do in Washington DC


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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

As you cruise through the Nation's Capital, past the monuments, White House and American icons, you will receive a great orientation, informative historical and current-day information, heaps of unique and fascinating stories, fantastic photo ops and superb personal service from your guide. The Segway is the first of its kind - a self-balancing, personal transportation device that's designed to operate in any pedestrian environment. It's new, it's cool and a ton of fun!

Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

Bike and Roll Washington DC (formerly Bike the Sites) offers day and night (Sites@Nite) bike tours from March through November. All tours are three hours and include the guide, bike rental, helmet...

Attraction type: Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

The memorial is certainly worth visiting but the view from the steps toward the Mall is breathtaking. Also take the short walk to the Korean War Memorial which will place you on the battlefield.

Attraction type: Monument; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

The DC by Foot "More than Monuments" FREE walking tour is a quick and free tour of the monuments that some consider to be smarter and funnier than the tours that are presented by the park service or...

Attraction type: Historic site; Historic walking area; Landmark/point of interest; Monument; Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 282 attractions in Washington DC
Attraction type: History museum; Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 282 attractions in Washington DC
Attraction type: Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

This Gothic-style cathedral is the sixth largest in the world and is put to all sorts of national purposes, such as President Wilsons funeral and a prayer vigil for American hostages during the Iranian crisis.

Attraction type: Religious site; Architectural building; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

Prominent 555-foot-high classical obelisk where visitors are whisked by elevator to an observation deck for spectacular views of America's capital.

Attraction type: Monument; Observation deck/tower
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

Though the Library of Congress doesn't own every book ever published, it sure has most of them, with 532 miles of shelves and 115 million items, with 7,000 added each working day.

Attraction type: Library; Government building; History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

The Vietnam Memorial Wall is a must-see.  You will see touching photos, letters and flowers left in rememberence of the daddy they never knew or son that never came home.  Please, if you are taking...

Attraction type: Monument
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

This outdoor memorial is the most popular of presidential memorials, in large part because of its elegant design, which includes waterfalls and sculptures.

Attraction type: Monument; Government building
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

A memorial and museum detailing the rise of Hitler's Germany and the horrors of World War II.

Attraction type: History museum; Other; Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

Established in 1927 by an Act of the United States Congress, this national treasure contains 446 acres of fabulous flora and fauna and is especially known for its Asian, azalea and conifer collections.

Attraction type: Hiking trail; Jogging path/track; Garden; Nature reserve; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

This memorial to Korean War veterans consists of the Pool of Remembrance and the triangular Field of Service depicting 19 soldiers on the field of combat.

Attraction type: Monument; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

The theater in which Abraham Lincoln was shot.

Attraction type: Historic site; History museum; Theater; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 282 attractions in Washington DC
Attraction type: Group tour/boat
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

The most popular of the Smithsonian museums features the Wright Brothers' 1903 Flyer and Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis.

Attraction type: Transportation museum; History museum; Science museum; Museum; Specialty museum; Art gallery; Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 282 attractions in Washington DC
Attraction type: Architectural building; Historic home
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

A 19-foot bronze statue of perhaps the most esteemed founding father sits beneath a columned rotunda in the style of the Roman Pantheon.

Attraction type: Monument
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 282 attractions in Washington DC

Established in 1910 and located on the National Mall, this prestigious museum, part of the Smithsonian Institution, holds the world's most extensive collection of natural history specimens and human artifacts including the remains of dinosaurs and tools used by early man.

Attraction type: Natural history museum; Other
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