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Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Downtown
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
Dupont Circle
Dine intimately in the presidential Dining Room, enjoy cocktails throughout the main museum rooms or relax and unwind in the tranquil period garden.
Logan Circle
We're a community-focused destination where great drinks and even better company come together.
A bustling neighborhood just steps from the White House and Dupont Circle
Upper Northwest
One of the premier art collector's museums in the United States
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
The National Portrait Gallery gives visitors a chance to meet fascinating Americans from more than 225 years of history in its halls
National Mall
The National Mall is America’s most visited national park, where the past, present and future come together
Congress Heights
Entertainment and Sports Arena
Foggy Bottom
An award-winning open-air rooftop, Top of the Gate offers 360-degree views of the Kennedy Center, Potomac River, the Key and Arlington bridges, Washington Monument and the DC skyline.
City Fit Tours was born from the idea that exploring a city should move both your body and your spirit.
The first museum dedicated to telling the story of American diplomacy.
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