WASHINGTON, DC

 

• National Gallery of Art

Address: Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565

Phone: 202-737-4215

Website: https://www.nga.gov/

Information: One of the world's greatest art museums is comprised of two buildings: one holds paintings from the 13th through the 18th centuries and the other exhibits modern art.

 

• Newseum

Address: 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC, DC 20001

Phone: 202-292-6100

Website: https://www.newseum.org/

Information: Each of the seven levels in this magnificent building is packed with interactive exhibits that explore how news affects our shared experience of historic moments.  

 

• Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Address: 600 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560

Phone: 202-633-2214

Website: https://airandspace.si.edu/

Information: The National Air and Space Museum is a center for research into the history and science of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics. 

 

• National Museum of American History

Address: 1300 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560

Phone: 202-633-1000

Website: https://americanhistory.si.edu/

Information: The National Museum of American History collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. Among the items on display is the original Star-Spangled Banner.

 

• The National Mall

Address: 900 Ohio Drive Washington, DC 20024

Website: https://www.nps.gov/nama/index.htm

Information: The long, grassy National Mall is home to iconic monuments including the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. At the eastern end is the domed U.S. Capitol, and the White House is to the north. It's also flanked by Smithsonian museums.

 

• World War II Memorial

Address: 17th Street Independence Ave Washington, DC 20006

Website: https://www.wwiimemorial.com/

Information: The World War II Memorial commemorates the sacrifice and celebrates the victory of "the greatest generation."

 

• Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Address: 5 Henry Bacon Drive Northwest Washington, DC 20242

Phone: 202-426-6841

Website: https://www.nps.gov/vive/index.htm

Information: Deliberately setting aside the controversies of the war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men and women who served when their Nation called upon them.

 

• Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Address: 16 E Basin Dr SW, Washington, DC 20242

Phone: 202-426-6841

Website: https://www.nps.gov/thje/index.htm

Information: The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third President of the United States.

 

• National Zoological Park

Address: 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC 20008

Phone: 202-633-4888

Website: https://nationalzoo.si.edu/

Information: The National Zoological Park, commonly known as the National Zoo, is one of the oldest zoos in the United States. It is part of the Smithsonian Institution and does not charge admission.

 

• The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

Address: First St NE, Washington, DC 20515

Phone: 202-226-8000

Website: http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/

Information: The Capitol is among the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important buildings in the world. 

 

• Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C.

Address: 2115 Ward Ct NW #100, Washington, DC 20037

Phone: 202-882-4600

Website: https://dchabitat.org/

Information: Habitat for Humanity of Washington DC helps build homes for low income families.

 

• Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Address: 4155 Linnean Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008

Phone: 202-686-5807

Website: https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/

Information: Hillwood, the grand estate of Post Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post, sits on 25 acres overlooking Rock Creek Park in northwest Washington DC.

 

• Library of Congress

Address: 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington DC, DC 20540

Phone: 202-707-5000

Website: https://www.loc.gov/

Information: 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.  

 

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Address: 100 Raoul Wallenberg Plaza SW, Washington DC, DC 20024

Phone: 202-488-0400.

Website: https://www.ushmm.org/

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

 

• John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Address: 2700 F Street NW, Washington DC, DC 20566

Phone: 202-467-4600

Website: https://www.kennedy-center.org/

Information: The Kennedy Center presents the greatest performers and performances from across America and around the world, nurturing new works and young artists, and serving the nation as a leader in arts education.

  

• Ford's Theatre

Address: 511 10th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20004

Phone: 202-347-4833

Website: https://www.fords.org/

Information: The site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Ford's Theatre is a working theatre, historical monument, world-class museum and learning center. 

 

• Washington Capital

Address: 601 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004

Phone: 202-628-3200

Website: https://www.capitalonearena.com/

Information: The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team that plays in Washington, D.C. 

 

• National Theatre DC

Address: 1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004

Phone: 202-628-6161

Website: http://thenationaldc.com/

Information:  For almost 200 years, Washington’s historic National Theatre has occupied a prominent position as the historic cultural center for the performing arts in our nation’s capital and the oldest enterprise on Pennsylvania Avenue continuously operating in its original designated capacity.

 

• DC Improv Comedy Club

Address: 1140 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC, DC

Phone: 202-296-7008

Website: https://www.dcimprov.com/

Information: Decades-old subterranean comedy club featuring national acts as well as local talent.