Things to do in DC

Museums

Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

3001 Connecticut Ave
NW Washington, DC 20008

Smithsonian's Museums

Open Daily from 10 am to 5:30 pm. Except for Christmas Day. Free Admissions.

National Museum of Natural History

National Museum of Air and Space Museum

National Museum of American History

U.S. Botanic Gardens

International Spy Museum

National Geographic Museum

The Doubtful Sprout with Liz Joyce

http://discoverytheater.org/index.shtm
Discovery Theater Location: Ripley Center, Smithsonian
Ages and Price: Tickets: $6+ (Recommended for Ages 4-8)

City TOURS

All Tours that come to the hotel will get picked up at the L Street hotel entrance.
USA Guided Tours pick up times – Day tours Morning Between 9:15-9:30 am Night tour 7:00pm

Best of DC – VIP Tour - (tour last approximately 8.5 hours) Prices: $125 adults & children (3-12)

U.S. Capitol Building Tour (Inside).
You will see all of the following when your tour guide hops off the bus with you:

• Lincoln Memorial
• Vietnam War Memorial
• Korean War Memorial
• Jefferson Memorial
• World War II Memorial
• Ronald Reagan Building
• Washington Monument
• FDR Memorial
• National Mall
• White House
• US Navy Memorial
• Smithsonian Museums

Discover DC Day Tour - (tour last approximately 6 hours) Prices: $69.00 adults, $49.00 Children under 12 years old

You will see all of the following when your tour guide hops off the bus with you:

• Lincoln Memorial
• Vietnam War Memorial
• US Capitol (Outside)
• Jefferson Memorial
• World War II Memorial
• White House (Outside)
• Washington Monument
• FDR Memorial
• Korean War Memorial
• US Capitol (Outside)
• Iwo Jima USMC Memorial
• National Mall
• White House (Outside)
• Smithsonian Museums

Mt. Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery Tour (Tour last approximately 6 hours) $79.00 Adults, Children $69.00

• US Navy Memorial
• Mount Vernon Estate
• Washington's Tomb
• Arlington Cemetery
• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Changing of the Guard
• Kennedy's Grave Sites

DC at Dusk Night Tour (Tour last approximately 3 hours) Prices: $54.00 adults, $39.00 Children under 12 years old

You will see all of the following when your tour guide hops off the bus with you:

• US Capitol
• Lincoln Memorial
• World War II Memorial
• Washington Monument
• White House
• Martin Luther King Memorial
• Old Post Office
• Jefferson Memorial
• Vietnam War Memorial
• Korean War Memorial

Old Town Trolley

Hop on and hop off concept tour, the trolleys pass every 15 minutes on each stop from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm)
Prices: $39.90 adults, $29.90 Children under 12 years old.
They also offer other tours but this is the most popular "The Orange Loop"
Picks up times: Day tours Morning 9:00 am, 9:30am, and 10:00 am Night tour 7:00 pm

• Ford's Theater
• Holocaust Museum
• White House
• Jefferson Memorial
• National Archives
• FDR Memorial/ Martin Luther King Memorial
• Union Station/Smithsonian Postal Museum
• Lincoln Memorial
• US Capitol
• Museum of American History
• Air & Space Museum/ Botanic Gardens
• Museum of Natural History

Big Bus Tour

(Hop on and hop off concept tour. The buses pass every 15 minutes on each stop from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm)
Do not pick up at the hotel. The closest pick up stop is 10th and E Street near Ford theatre (5 blocks away from the hotel) Explore at your own pace.

• Red Loop – National Mall
• Blue Loop – National Mall extending to Pentagon City
• Yellow Loop – Dupont Circle and historic Georgetown
• Green Loop – Complimentary trolley shuttle to the National Zoo and National Cathedral Tour Prices: Adult Child
• Deluxe Tour – $69 (Adult) $49 (Child)
• Classic Tour $49 (Adult) $29(Child)
• Patriot Tour – $39 (Adult) $29 (Child)
• Night Tour – $39 (Adult) $19(Child)

These are some of the stops with Big Bus Tours

• Ford's Theater
• Holocaust Museum
• White House
• Jefferson Memorial
• National Archives
• FDR Memorial/ Martin Luther King Memorial
• Union Station/Smithsonian Postal Museum
• Lincoln Memorial
• US Capitol
• Museum of American History
• Air & Space Museum/ Botanic Gardens
• Museum of Natural History
• ...and much more!