I've got to go to Washington DC for a couple of days of business the last week of July, so I thought I'd take my wife and make a holiday of
it. So what is good to do and see in and around DC at this time of year? My wife has to avoid the sun as much as possible so indoor things are better
though we can do some outdoor stuff. I realise it's going to be stinking hot and humid.
I fancy going down to the Chesapeake Bay at some point, and going to try and hire a new Dodge Challenger too (Hertz are apparently going to be doing
them).
So, what else is good? Happy to do a bit of driving too.....
I was there in Dec and i visited the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Was pretty good I spent the a good part of the day there. You can walk from the White house to the museum. Quite a lot of other museums in the area as well
As mentioned, the Smithsonian is a great place to visit, Air and Space is my fave too, but the other parts are just as good. The White House might be
a good tour, never done it. (Didn't want to be that close to that many habitual liars...) Almost all the "Government Buildings" have
some kind of tours.
About an hour or so away is Harper's Ferry, WV. Very historic area, very pretty, and some nice driving in the countryside nearby. Just down the
road from there is Charlestown, WV, and the horse races which should be going on in the summer, on weekends. And not too far from there is Summit
Point Raceway, a very nice road course. They have track days fairly often, you might even catch the vintage racers there if you plan it right.
Regards-
JD Kemp
R was there last summer, I will ask her.
Add the Navy Yard Museum to your list http://www.history.navy.mil/branches/org8-1.htm
Find a decent crab place for dinner
museums etc fantastic, but take care to stick to the central area of the city. Stray too far off the beaten track can be "interesting" or
rather dangerous (according to the chap we were staying with, many areas he won't drive through on the outskirts)
Found it all pretty friendly, but VERY hot. Got a great tour of the Voice of America studios, (american version of the BBC world service) but I am
unsure if they offer that to the public.
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Originally posted by femster87
I was there in Dec and i visited the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
Cheers chaps, and yes, the Smithsonian was on the top of the list. Like the idea of Harper Ferry too, and crab is high on the list already!
Keep em coming
Cheers chaps, and yes, the Smithsonian was on the top of the list. Like the idea of Harper Ferry too, and crab is high on the list already!
Keep em coming
We took the hop-on-hop-off trolley bus around all the memorials which are worth looking at.
I found Arlington Cemetry an Interesting place to visit, both the tour bus and Metro stop there.
The only museum we did was the Smithsonian National Air and Space but that is already on your list.
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I found Arlington Cemetry an Interesting place to visit
Also took the hop on/ hop off bus option.
I was out there on a training course and visited the Arlington Cemetery, a US colleague from Texas wanted to go and visit a grave. Not somewhere I
would have bothered going to otherwise, but it was interesting and very sobering as well.
I am sure you would stick to the known areas, but reiterate what has been posted. I was advised by some local guys to steer well clear of certain
areas especially after dark.