Things To Do

Museums

The Smithsonian Museums

• American Art Museum
• National Air and Space Museum
• Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
• National Museum of American History
• National Museum of the American Indian
• Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Portrait Gallery
• United States Holocaust Museum
• National Gallery of Art
• The Phillips Collection
• International Spy Museum
• The Building Museum

Explore Nature

• The National Zoo
• Botanic Garden Conservatory
• National Arboretum
• Rock Creek Park
• Washington National Cathedral Garden and Grounds

Monuments and Memorials

• Washington Monument
• Lincoln Memorial
• Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
• Emancipation Memorial (Freedman’s Memorial)
• Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
• Korean War Memorial
• Jefferson Memorial

Theaters

• The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
• The National Theater
• Signature Theatre
• Arena Stage

Activities

• Nationals (baseball), Capitols (hockey), Wizards (basketball) games
• Watch women’s sports with the Washington Spirit (soccer), Mystics (basketball), and DC Divas (football)
• Weekend farmers markets in Eastern Market, DuPont Circle and other locations around the city
• Tours of the Capitol Building, White House, and Supreme Court and Library of Congress
• Jazz at the U Street Music Hall or Howard Theater
• Walk along the Georgetown waterfront
• Weekly open mic nights at Busboys and Poets
• Rent kayaks or stand-up paddleboards at Key Bridge Boathouse
• Visit, shop, and dine the Navy Yard, the Wharf, and Southwest Waterfront

Seasonal Activities and Festivals

• National Cherry Blossom Festival (March - April)
• Passport DC (May)
• DC Jazz Festival (late summer)
• Smithsonian Folklife Festival (mid summer)
• Capital Pride (June)
• National Book Festival