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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.
National Mall
Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
Virginia
The iconic riverside estate of George Washington. Open daily, 365 days a year.
Home to the original Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, the National Archives holds more than 15 billion records.
Downtown
Features many aspects of the White House, including its architecture, furnishings, first families and social events.
Learn all about the fascinating monuments in Washington, DC from the seat of American power to somber memorials.
Tours of the Pentagon are available to schools, educational organizations, and other select groups by reservation only
Capitol Hill
The Capitol Visitor Center is the main entrance to the U.S. Capitol and is located below the East Front plaza of the Capitol between Constitution and Independence Avenues.
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum
Penn Quarter & Chinatown
Where Lincoln's Legacy Lives.
