Find the best things to do in Washington, DC
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Downtown
Explore the Nation's Capital on Big Bus Tours, the official tour of the National Mall.
The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.
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.
Capitol Hill
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Maryland
Rising from the banks of the historic Potomac River and just minutes from the nation's capital, National Harbor is a waterfront resort destination unlike any other.
Virginia
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Celebrate Summer in our Nation's Capital
Good food, nightly entertainment and Guinness on tap. Open daily
Fly High at the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Vietnam Women's Memorial
For more than two decades the Embassy of Rock'n’Roll has curated world-class flavors and delivered impeccable service in a music-infused atmosphere.
Georgetown
Purpose baked in!
The home of every U.S. president except George Washington, the site of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue was selected in June 1791