There are many events and attractions to potentially visit while in the Washington DC area. Below are links to several, subdivided by type. Dates, times and venues are subject to frequent change, so please contact the source of the event or attraction before making final plans.
Capitol Hill
More Museums
- Department of the Interior Museum
- Folger Shakespeare Library
- Ford’s Theatre & Lincoln Museum
- George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum
- The National Archives
- National Building Museum
- National Gallery of Art
- National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall
- National Museum of American Jewish Military History
- Phillips Collection
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Theaters
- Arena Stage
- Capitol Steps
- Carter Barron Amphitheatre
- Discovery Theater
- Folger Theater
- Ford’s Theatre
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
- Merriweather Post Pavilion
- The National Theater
- Shakespeare Theatre Company
- Studio Theatre
- Warner Theater
- Washington Ballet
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Other Points of Interest
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Hall of the States Building, State Services Organization
- National Aquarium
- National Arboretum
- National Cathedral
- Naval Observatory
- Navy Memorial and Visitors Center
- Old Post Office Pavilion
- Pentagon
- State Department’s Diplomatic Reception Rooms
- Voice of America
Smithsonsian
- African Art Museum
- Air and Space Museum
- Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center
- American Art Museum
- American History Museum
- American Indian Museum
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Arts and Industries Building
- Freer Gallery of Art
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- National Zoo
- Natural History Museum
- Portrait Gallery
- Postal Museum
- Renwick Gallery
- Sackler Gallery
- Smithsonian Institution Building, The Castle
White House
Historic Homes
- Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
- Carlyle House
- Cedar Hill, Home of Frederick Douglass
- Claude Moore Colonial Farm
- Dumbarton Oaks
- Gunston Hall
- Hillwood Museum & Gardens: Marjorie Merriweather Post Mansion
- Lincoln’s Cottage
- Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens
- Oatlands Historic House and Gardens
- Stratford Hall Plantation
- Sully Plantation
Getting Around
- Public Transportation
- Maps