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Anacostia
Welcome to the Anacostia Community Museum
Georgetown
The Escape Game — DC's best escape rooms in the heart of Georgetown!
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.
Downtown
First major museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts.
NoMa & Union Market
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Virginia
Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps: Enter and experience what it means to be a Marine.
A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!
Southwest & The Wharf
Experience an interactive mission at the International Spy Museum!
The United States Navy Memorial
A rustic expanse of 1,754-acres surrounding Rock Creek and extending north to the District line
Maryland
The Chesapeake & Ohio Canal stretches 184.5 miles from Georgetown to Cumberland, MD