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Attractions in Washington DC
Washington D.C is the capital of patriotic monuments and symbols of political power. Home to influential institutions including Congress and the White House, the city also boasts some of the best museums and art galleries in the world.
National Gallery Of Art
The National Gallery is home to one of the most expansive art collections in the world. Both the Neo-Classical West building and more modernistic East building, reflect the range and quality of the works within.
The Mall/monuments
The Mall comprises the main stretch of significant sights in Washington. Among these are the National Gallery and Sculpture Garden, in addition to an abundance of Smithsonian institutions (see The City), including the National Museum of American History. Monuments include memorials to Presidents Lincoln and Roosevelt, as well as those remembering veterans of the Vietnam and Korean wars.
Address: The National Mall
Underground: Smithsonian
National Museum Of American History
This is Washington's patriotic tribute to all things American, detailing events in U.S history from The Civil War to the assassination of JFK.
Address: 14th St & Constitution Ave NW
Underground: Federal Triangle
Phone: +1 (202) 357 2700
Tickets: free
United States Capitol
Rising up from the Mall, this impressive monument symbolizes steadfast American democracy. The Capitol is regarded as an important museum as well as bearing testament to America's governmental prowess.
Address: Independence Mall, between 1st and 3rd Sts and Independence and Constitution Aves, SW
Underground: Capitol South
Phone: +1 (202) 225 6827
Tickets: free
The White House
A trip to Washington would not be complete without visiting the world's most recognizable residence. Witness the comings and goings and you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the man himself. Due to heightened security internal tours are not possible though there is a Visitor Center offering a 'virtual' tour.
Arlington National Cemetery
Not many cemeteries would list among a city's top 10 sights, but Arlington is an exception. Catch the ceremonial changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns where soldiers keep a 24 hour watch in honour of the unidentified dead from WWI, WWII and the Korean War.
Address: Arlington, VA
Underground: Arlington Cemetery
Phone: +1 (888) 868 7707 +1 (703) 607 8052
Tickets: free
National Air And Space Museum
Here children will be in their element. Airplanes and spaceships from Amelia Earhart's Lockheed to WWII spitfires are on display along with re-enactments of the first landing on the moon and educational workshops. Also hosts an IMAX cinema, simulators and Planetarium.
Address: 4th St & Independence Ave SW
Underground: L'Enfant Plaza
Phone: +1 (202) 357 2700
Tickets: free
GEORGETOWN
Unique Georgetown has a reputation for great shops, the trendiest restaurants and quaint cobblestone streets. It's the place to be in DC and is a haven for the city's students. A trip to this charming part of Washington is a must.
Underground: Foggy Bottom-GWU and then bus 50c
Union Station
50 Massachusetts Avenue NE
(202) 371-9441
Dazzling visitors with its granite walls, marble floors, 96 foot-high gold-leafed ceiling, and bronze grilles, Union Station endures as a classical landmark. As a restored beaux-arts train station, Union Station has been divided up into a series of levels and mezzanines that house 130 shops, restaurants and a movie theater complex.
Arlington National Cemetery
Virginia side of the Memorial Bridge, Arlington
Cost: Free
Once the estate of Robert E. Lee, the beautiful landscape that now comprises Arlington National Cemetery is a testament to the service rendered to our nation by its citizens.
National Air and Space Museum
Sixth Street and Independence Avenue SW
(202) 357-2700
As a member of the Smithsonian complex, it houses a wide assortment of aerodynamic treasures. The museum exhibits the history of aviation and the space age; presenting the history of flight from the earliest yearning and attempts to fly, to World War II rockets, to modern space probes. The politics, physics, and art linked to man's dream of flying are explored within the 23 additional galleries. This museum presents visitors with the hands-on opportunities to design aircrafts, and inspect a model of Skylab. For a cosmic experience visit the Albert Einstein's Planetarium located within the museum. Projected onto a towering five-story high screen the Langley Theater features Imax films on air and space travel. Visiting the Langley Theater means gliding through the sky on everything from a hot air balloon to a fighter jet.
Ford's Theatre
511 Tenth Street NW
Washington, DC 20004-1402
202-347-4833
Hours: Call for performance schedule
Ford's Theatre is a live, working theatre located in downtown Washington, DC. As a national historic and cultural site welcoming visitors from across the nation, Ford's Theatre blends its rich history with performance excellence in serving as a living tribute to President Lincoln's love of the performing arts.
Shakespeare Theatre
450 Seventh St., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2207
202-547-1122
Hours: Call for performance schedule
The theatre endeavors to strengthen the tradition of classic theatre in America through productions that reflect its current world.
Studio Theatre
1333 P St., NW
Washington, DC 20004-2207
202-332-3300
Hours: Call for performance schedule
The mission of The Studio Theatre is to produce the best in contemporary theatre and through its Secondstage and Acting Conservatory, to offer rigorous training and provide opportunities for emerging artists. The commitment to artistic excellence serves the diverse communities of the Nation's capital.
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
DCJCC, 1529 16th St., NW
Washington, DC 20004
202-393-3939
Hours: Call for performance schedule
The mission of the theater is to ignite an explosive engagement between theatre artists and the community by developing, producing and promoting new plays that explore the edges of theatrical style and human experience, and by implementing new ways to use the artistry of theatre to serve the people of Greater Washington, DC.
Kennedy Center Concert Hall
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
800-444-1324
Hours: Call for performance schedule
The Center continues its efforts to fulfill President Kennedy's vision by producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages. Every year the institution that bears President Kennedy's name brings his dream to fruition, touching the lives of millions of people through thousands of performances by the greatest artists from across America and around the world.
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