There are many events and attractions to potentially visit while in the Washington DC area. Below are links to several, subdivided by type. Dates, times and venues are subject to frequent change, so please contact the source of the event or attraction before making final plans.

• Capitol Hill
• National Mall and Memorial Parks
• Smithsonian
• More Museums
• White House (please note, White House tours are currently paused)
• Historic Homes
• Theaters
• Sports
• Other Points of Interest
• Getting Around

Capitol Hill

• United States Congress
  • U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
  • Map of Capitol Grounds
  • Virtual Tour of Capitol
• Library of Congress
• Supreme Court of the United States
• United States Botanic Garden

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National Mall and Memorial Parks

• Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Memorial
• Jefferson Memorial
• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Lincoln Memorial
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• Washington Monument
• World War II Memorial
• National Mall Walking Tour

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Smithsonian

• African Art Museum
• Air and Space Museum
• Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
• American Art Museum
• American History Museum
• American Indian Museum
• Anacostia Community Museum
• Arts and Industries Building
• Freer Gallery of Art
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
• National Zoo
• Natural History Museum
• Portrait Gallery
• Postal Museum
• Renwick Gallery
• Sackler Gallery
• Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle

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More Museums

• Department of the Interior Museum
• Folger Shakespeare Library
• Ford's Theatre & Lincoln Museum
• George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum
• The National Archives
• National Building Museum
• National Gallery of Art
• National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall
• National Museum of American Jewish Military History
• Phillips Collection
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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White House (please note, White House tours are currently paused)

• whitehouse.gov

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Historic Homes

• Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
• Carlyle House
• Cedar Hill, Home of Frederick Douglass
• Claude Moore Colonial Farm
• Dumbarton Oaks
• Gunston Hall
• Hillwood Museum & Gardens: Marjorie Merriweather Post Mansion
• Lincoln's Cottage
• Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
• Oatlands Historic House and Gardens
• Stratford Hall Plantation
• Sully Plantation

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Theaters

• Arena Stage
• Capitol Steps
• Carter Barron Amphitheatre
• Discovery Theater
• Folger Theater
• Ford's Theatre
• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• Merriweather Post Pavilion
• The National Theater
• Shakespeare Theatre Company
• Studio Theatre
• Warner Theater
• Washington Ballet
• Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

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Major League Sports

• Capitals (NHL)
• Mystics (WNBA)
• Nationals (MLB)
• Redskins (NFL)
• DC United (MLS)
• Wizards (NBA)

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Other Points of Interest

• Arlington National Cemetery
• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
• Bureau of Engraving and Printing
• Hall of the States Building, State Services Organization
• National Aquarium
• National Arboretum
• National Cathedral
• Naval Observatory
• Navy Memorial and Visitors Center
• Old Post Office Pavilion
• Pentagon
• State Department's Diplomatic Reception Rooms
• Voice of America

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Getting Around

• Public Transportation
  • WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
  • Arlington ART
  • DC Circulator
  • Fairfax Connector
  • MTA Maryland Commuter Bus
  • VRE (Virginia Railway Express)
  • MARC (Maryland Area Regional Commuter)
  • Amtrak
• Maps
  • Map of Capitol Grounds
  • Map of the Mall
  • Metro Bus Maps
  • Metro Rail Map
  • National Park Service Maps of DC Sites
  • White House Area Map

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