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Smithsonian Museums in Washington, DC

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Kid-Friendly Attractions & Interactive Museums in Washington, DC

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Capitol Hill

National Guard Memorial Museum

The museum takes visitors through 6,000 sq. ft. of artifacts, exhibits and images covering nearly 400 years of National Guard history in vivid detail.

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Maryland

National Aquarium

National Aquarium

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Anacostia

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

Thousands of water plants, waterlilies, lotuses, water hyacinths and bamboo grow in ponds along the Anacostia River

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Virginia

Mount Vernon Trail

The 18.5-mile trail winds along the Virginia side of the Potomac River between Theodore Roosevelt Island and George Washington's home at Mount Vernon, with scenic view of Old Town Alexandria and the alluring Dyke Marsh along the way

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Foggy Bottom

National Museum of American Diplomacy

The first museum dedicated to telling the story of American diplomacy.

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Downtown

Lafayette Square

It is nearly impossible to ignore the ambience of power at Lafayette Square, which surrounds the White House

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Maryland

The Capital Wheel

Check out National Harbor's world-class attraction, the Capital Wheel.

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Downtown

The People's House: A White House E...

Created by the White House Historical Association, The People’s House: A White House Experience, is a new cutting-edge educational experience located in Washington, D.C.,

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