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Headquarters, National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks

National Mall

4.8 (140,234 reviews)

3.0 km from selected city

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

4.8 (59,186 reviews)

The Hope Diamond, dinosaurs and the ocean hall, free entry

Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA

1.7 km from selected city

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Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

4.8 (54,318 reviews)

Doric temple with the seated statue of Abraham Lincoln

2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA

3.4 km from selected city

MemorialHistorical Monument
National Museum of African American History and Culture

National Museum of African American History and Culture

4.8 (31,128 reviews)

Smithsonian museum of African American life, history and culture

1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA

2.1 km from selected city

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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art

4.8 (20,904 reviews)

Free art museum with the only Leonardo da Vinci painting in the Americas

Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565, USA

1.5 km from selected city

MuseumArt Gallery
National Museum of American History

National Museum of American History

4.7 (28,224 reviews)

The Star-Spangled Banner, presidential artifacts and pop culture

1300 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560, USA

1.9 km from selected city

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Washington Monument

4.7 (24,582 reviews)

555-foot marble obelisk honouring George Washington

2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

2.4 km from selected city

MonumentHistorical Monument
National Air and Space Museum

National Air and Space Museum

4.6 (50,037 reviews)

Smithsonian museum of flight, from the Wright Flyer to Apollo 11

600 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560, USA

1.9 km from selected city

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Library of Congress

4.8 (3,851 reviews)

Ornate Thomas Jefferson Building of the world's largest library

10 1st St SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA

2.0 km from selected city

Landmark AttractionHistorical Monument
Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery

4.8 (3,851 reviews)

Military cemetery with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Kennedy graves

Memorial Ave, Arlington, DC 22211, USA

5.7 km from selected city

MemorialHistorical Monument
United States Capitol

United States Capitol

4.7 (5,141 reviews)

Domed seat of the US Congress, free tours from the Visitor Center

East Capitol St NE, Washington, DC 20004, USA

1.8 km from selected city

Landmark AttractionHistorical Monument

DC History Center

801 K Street Northwest

0.6 km from selected city

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Museum of Illusions

927 H Street Northwest, Washington 20001

0.9 km from selected city

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National Portrait Gallery

Washington 20001

0.9 km from selected city

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National Guard Memorial Museum

1 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington 20001

1.0 km from selected city

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Smithsonian American Art Museum

Washington 20001

1.0 km from selected city

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The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum

1.1 km from selected city

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Planet Word

Entrance is free but a $15 donation is suggested. Passes are recommended to guarantee entrance at the date and time desired.

925 13th Street Northwest, Washington 20005

1.2 km from selected city

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CitySights DC

50 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington 20002

1.2 km from selected city

Sightseeing

National Museum of Women in the Arts

1250 New York Avenue Northwest, Washington 20005

1.2 km from selected city

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Navy Memorial Visitor Center

701 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington 20004

1.3 km from selected city

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Old Post Office Tower and Museum

1.6 km from selected city

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National Children's Museum

Combining science center content with a children’s museum experience, National Children's Museum is a hands-on space that ignites curiosity and inspires young children to explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (or STEAM) through whimsica

1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington 20004

1.7 km from selected city

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National Deaf Life Museum at Gallaudet University

Florida Ave NE

1.9 km from selected city

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B'Nai B'Rith Klutznick Museum

1.9 km from selected city

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Howard University Museum

2.0 km from selected city

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Julia Ward Howe Memorial

2.1 km from selected city

Picnic SiteMemorial

The People’s House

1700 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest 20006

2.1 km from selected city

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Capitol Hill

2.2 km from selected city

Heritage Site

DAR Museum

Guided tours of the period rooms are available and start on the hour. This is the only way to see the period rooms.

1776 D Street Northwest, Washington 20006

2.4 km from selected city

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Heurich House Museum

2.5 km from selected city

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Laogai Museum

1901 18th Street Northwest, Washington 20009

2.5 km from selected city

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Museum of the Palestinian People

1900 18th Street Northwest 20009

2.5 km from selected city

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ARTECHOUSE

1238 Maryland Avenue Southwest, Washington 20024

2.6 km from selected city

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Interior Museum

1849 C Street Northwest, Washington 20240

2.6 km from selected city

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Diplomatic Reception Rooms Museum

Tours are typically hosted Wednesdays 9:30 AM and 2:45 PM (excluding federal holidays and unless otherwise noted). Free tickets are available through the website.

2201 C Street Northwest, Washington 20520

3.0 km from selected city

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World War II Memorial

World War II Memorial

4.9 (25,794 reviews)

Fountain plaza with 56 pillars between the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool

1750 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

2.7 km from selected city

Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

4.9 (3,281 reviews)

Maya Lin's black granite wall with the names of 58,000 fallen

5 Henry Bacon Dr NW, Washington, DC 20245, USA

3.1 km from selected city

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Mount Vernon Theater

0.7 km from selected city

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Goddess of Democracy replica

0.8 km from selected city

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Ashes to Answers

0.9 km from selected city

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National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

0.9 km from selected city

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Daguerre Memorial

0.9 km from selected city

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Joseph Darlington Memorial Fountain

1.1 km from selected city

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Old Greyhound Bus Terminal

1100 New York Avenue Northwest

1.1 km from selected city

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Washington Area Law Enforcement Officers Memorial

1.1 km from selected city

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Founding of the Fraternal Order of the Knights of Pythias

1.2 km from selected city

Memorial

Major General John A. Logan Monument

Bronze equestrian statue on granite and bronze base. Dedicated 9 April 1901.

1.3 km from selected city

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Grand Army of the Republic Monument

1.3 km from selected city

Memorial

Almas Temple

1315 K Street Northwest

1.3 km from selected city

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