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Tap into the city’s creative heartbeat.

Whether you're inspired by free museums or culturally diverse neighborhoods, this city has it all. Catch a musical before it hits Broadway. Go where DC creators hatch their best ideas. The District oozes with local flavor and one-of-a-kind experiences. Bottle it up on your trip when you tour colorful street murals, chat with artists at Eastern Market or accept a standing invite to the Meridian Hill drum circle.

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Wildly Authentic Things to Do

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Downtown

National Children's Museum

A playful learning adventure awaits at National Children's Museum!

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Capitol Hill

National Postal Museum

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

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Anacostia

Anacostia Community Museum

Welcome to the Anacostia Community Museum

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Brookland

Saint John Paul II National Shrine

Saint John Paul II National Shrine

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Foggy Bottom

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performin...

Book your meeting at the Nation's Cultural Center

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National Mall

National Museum of the American Indian

Visit the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

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Virginia

National Museum of the Marine Corps

Visit the National Museum of the Marine Corps: Enter and experience what it means to be a Marine.

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Downtown

National Geographic Museum of Exploratio...

The National Geographic Museum of Exploration is coming to Washington, D.C. summer 2026.

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Capitol Hill

U.S. Capitol & Capitol Visitor Cente...

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.

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National Mall

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden ...

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden

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U Street

Lincoln Theatre

The Lincoln Theatre, built in 1922, was a cultural center of D

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Woodley Park

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Cons...

Enjoy thousands of exotic animals

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Embassy Row

Theatre Washington

Theatre Week is back! Tickets on sale now.

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

DC History Center

Learn about local Washington, DC history!

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National Mall

Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art...

The National Museum of Asian Art is dedicated to advancing public knowledge about the arts and cultures of Asia through exhibitions, publications, research and education.

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Upcoming Cultural & Performing Art Events

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Southwest & The Wharf

Step Afrika!'s Magical Musical Holiday Step Show

Now - Dec 23, 2025

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Virginia

Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center

Now - Dec 31, 2026

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Anacostia

Rik Freeman: Wade in the Waters

Now - Feb 19, 2026

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Southwest & The Wharf

Dead Sea Scrolls

Now - Sep 07, 2026

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Southwest & The Wharf

Chez Joey

Now - Mar 13, 2026

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

Guys and Dolls

Now - Jan 04, 2026

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Capitol Hill

Julius X

Now - Dec 21, 2027

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National Mall

Special Exhibitions and Installations

Now - Jan 01, 2027

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Dupont Circle

AN IRISH CAROL

Now - Dec 28, 2025

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National Mall

AVATAR: Fire and Ash 3D

Now - Jan 04, 2026

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Downtown

The American Story

Now - Dec 21, 2027

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Dupont Circle

Happy Hour at Residents

Now - Jun 08, 2027

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

"A Christmas Carol" 2025

Now - Dec 31, 2025

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Virginia

AVATAR: Fire and Ash 3D

Now - Jan 04, 2026

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Penn Quarter & Chinatown

LGBTJews in the Federal City

Now - Jan 04, 2026

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National Mall

Mall to Monuments 5k Running Tour

Now - Sep 05, 2027

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Virginia

Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon Exhibit

Now - Dec 21, 2027

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National Mall

Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955–1985

Now - Jan 04, 2026

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National Mall

The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art

Now - Mar 01, 2026

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Dupont Circle

Out of Many: Reframing an American Art Collection

Now - Feb 15, 2026

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