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Fun Things To Do in Washington D.C.

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Great museums!
All museums have free admittance unless otherwise noted

Smithsonian: National Air and Space Museum http://www.nasm.si.edu/

Houses the largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world!
601 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20560
(202) 357-2700
Only .93 miles from the hotel!
While you are there, check out a show at the Lockheed Martin IMAX Theatre, the Albert Einstein Planetarium and the Airbus IMAX Theatre!

Smithsonian: National Museum of Natural History http://www.mnh.si.edu/

Houses a national collection of more than 125 million natural science specimens and cultural artifacts!
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20560
(202) 633-1000
Only .96 miles from the hotel!
Popular displays include dinosaur skeletons, an enormous collection of natural gems and minerals, artifacts of early man, an insect zoo, and a live coral reef.

Smithsonian: The Anacostia Community Museum http://anacostia.si.edu/

Explore African American history and culture!
1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20020
(202)633-4820
4.25 miles from the hotel, a quick drive !
The collection highlights African American religion and spirituality, African American performance, African American quilts, African American family and community life in Washington, D.C., and other regions, African American photography and contemporary popular culture.

Smithsonian: National Museum of the American Indian http://www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/home.aspx

Try the museum’s snacks inspired by the culinary traditions of Native Americans from five different regions.
4th St & Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20560
(202)633-1000
Only .8 miles from the hotel!
The National Museum of the American Indian features films, performances of music and dance, tours, lectures, craft demonstrations and special programs throughout the year.

Smithsonian: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery http://www.asia.si.edu/

Right next to the National Mall!
12 & Jefferson Dr SW, Washington, DC 20439
(202)633-10000
2.24 miles from the hotel!
The Freer Gallery features a world-renowned collection of art from China, Japan, Korea, South and Southeast Asia, and the Near East including favorite paintings, ceramics, manuscripts, and sculptures.

International Spy Museum http://www.spymuseum.org/

The only spy museum in the United States!
800 F St NW, Washington, Dc 20004
(202)393-7798
This museum showcases more than 200 gadgets, weapons, bugs, cameras, vehicles, and technologies used for espionage throughout the world. Learn about microdots and invisible ink, buttonhole cameras and submarine recording systems, bugs of all sizes and kinds. Find out why and how these artifacts were developed. Uncover stories of individual spies from Moses to Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth I to George Washington, Cardinal Richelieu to Joseph Stalin.
*Entry fee: $18 for adults, $17 seniors, $15 children ages 5-11 and children under age 5 are free. To control crowding, tickets are assigned an entry time. So get in line early and plan the rest of your day according to your assigned time. These exhibits can be very crowded even with the assigned entry times. The best time to visit this museum is during the week and early in the day.

Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum

http://www.madametussauds.com/Washington/PlanYourVisit/Default.aspx
Bring historical figures to life!
1025 F St, NW, Washington, DC 20004
Exactly one mile from the hotel!
At Madame Tussauds Wax Museum visitors experience Washington, DC’s history from the Founding Fathers to modern day politics, sport icons and celebrities. You can also learn the trade secrets used in creating the wax figures through experiences like testing your hand-eye coordination in the “Feel Like a Sculptor” interactive test.
*Entry Fee: $20 Adults, $13 Residents of DC, MD and VA: $18 Seniors, $13 Residents of DC, MD and VA: $15 for kids ages 12 and under, $9 Residents of DC, MD and VA: Children under the age of three are free.

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