Educational Trip to Washigton DC and Surrounding Area

A trip from April 03, 2010 to April 10, 2010, travelling to Washington, Baltimore, Fort Myer
Trip for my twin 13 -year-old boys.
Trip Tags:None yet!More  

Trip Tags

Added by John C
Added by others
Trip Tags
Add Tags
Custom
Cancel

Location:
Day:
04/03/2010 to 04/10/2010
Category:

Unscheduled

Unscheduled - Washington

Average Rating (177):
     
Located at the west end of the National Mall , the Lincoln Memorial is a principal landmark of the city. It offers m …
Thing to Do
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial Cir SW & 23rd St NW
Washington, DC 20037
United States
+1 202 426 6841
Add to Trip
Average Rating (188):
     
There are dozens of aircrafts here, everything from the Wright Brothers' Flyer and Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. …
Thing to Do
National Air and Space Museum
6th St SW
Washington, DC 20024
United States
+1 202 633 1000
Add to Trip
Average Rating (136):
     
When it was unveiled in 1982, nothing but controversy met the design of Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the 58,000 Amer …
Thing to Do
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Henry Bacon Dr NW & Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20037
United States
+1 202 426 6841
Add to Trip
Average Rating (171):
     
Visitors should come prepared for an experience likely to be disturbing and difficult to forget when visiting United …
Thing to Do
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW
Washington, DC 20024-2126
United States
+1 202 488 0400
Add to Trip
Average Rating (71):
     
The legislative branches of the U.S. government, the Senate and the House of Representatives, meet in the Capitol Bu …
Thing to Do
U.S. Capitol Building
1st St NE
Washington, DC 20002
United States
+1 202 225 6827
Add to Trip
Average Rating (54):
     
A frequent site of nationally significant memorial services, the National Cathedral is open to worshipers of all den …
Thing to Do
Washington National Cathedral
3109 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016-5015
United States
+1 202 537 6200
Add to Trip
Average Rating (106):
     
National Zoo is one of the nation's finest zoos. It was created by Congress in 1889 and designed by Frederick Law Ol …
Thing to Do
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008-2537
United States
+1 202 633 4800
Add to Trip
Average Rating (31):
     
The National Mall is a bit like Disneyland, in the sense, that there is no way to fully experience it all in just on …
Thing to Do
National Mall
7th St NW & Madison Dr NW
Washington, DC 20004
United States
+1 202 426 6841
Add to Trip
Average Rating (33):
     
Designed by John Russell Pope, this Roman-style monument to Thomas Jefferson, the nation's third president and autho …
Thing to Do
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
E Basin Dr SW & Ohio Dr SW
Washington, DC 20024
United States
+1 202 426 6841
Add to Trip
Average Rating (63):
     
The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln here on April 14, 1865, overshadowed this theater for most of its his …
Thing to Do
Ford's Theatre
511 10th St NW
Washington, DC 20004-1402
United States
+1 202 347 4833
Add to Trip
Average Rating (15):
     
Originally intended as a small reference library, the Library of Congress now contains the largest collection of boo …
Thing to Do
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003
United States
+1 202 707 8000
Add to Trip
Average Rating (23):
     
Dedicated on May 29, 2004, the World War II Memorial is the first national memorial to honor "Americans who took up …
Thing to Do
17th St SW
Washington, DC 20037
United States
+1 202 619 7222
Add to Trip
Average Rating (26):
     
The dinosaur skeletons on the ground floor are sure to please the kids. But there is something at National Museum of …
Thing to Do
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St NW
Washington, DC 20010
United States
+1 202 633 1000
Add to Trip
Average Rating (11):
     
The nation's law enforcement officers—federal, state and local, who died in the line of duty are remembered with thi …
Thing to Do
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
400 7th St NW
Washington, DC 20004-2246
United States
+1 202 737 3400
Add to Trip
Average Rating (27):
     
The second president, John Adams, was the first to live in the White House in 1801. Originally called the "Executive …
Thing to Do
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20006
United States
+1 202 456 1414
Add to Trip
Average Rating (6):
     
The paper currency for the US is printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Kids and adults will love visiting …
Thing to Do
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
14th Pl NE
Washington, DC 20002
United States
+1 202 874 8888
Add to Trip
Average Rating (20):
     
The symbol of the city of Washington DC, this 555-foot marble obelisk on the National Mall honors the nation's first …
Thing to Do
Washington Monument
15th St NW & Madison Dr NW
Washington, DC 20004
United States
+1 202 426 6841
Add to Trip
Average Rating (16):
     
The U.S. Navy Memorial features scenes of Navy valor sculpted on bronze panels. The panels circle a map of the world …
Thing to Do
U.S. Navy Memorial (The)
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20004-2606
United States
+1 202 737 2300
Add to Trip
Average Rating (3):
     
The many perspectives of the earth are examined here, including geology, oceanography, astronomy and anthropology. E …
Thing to Do
National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall
1145 17th St NW
Washington, DC 20036-4707
United States
+1 202 857 7588
Add to Trip
Average Rating (6):
     
Best known for its vast collection of azaleas, (Washington's favorite porch-flower), this 444-acre (180-hectare) gar …
Thing to Do
3501 New York Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002-1958
United States
+1 202 245 2726
Add to Trip

Unscheduled - Baltimore

Average Rating (141):
     
This aquarium is perhaps the greatest attraction in Baltimore's celebrated Inner Harbor. The exhibits start small wi …
Thing to Do
National Aquarium in Baltimore
501 E Pratt St
Baltimore, MD 21202-3103
United States
+1 410 576 3800
Add to Trip

Unscheduled - Fort Myer

Average Rating (35):
     
Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place of many who gave their lives in service to the country. Two U …
Thing to Do
Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial Bridge
Fort Myer, VA 22211
United States
+1 703 607 8559
Add to Trip
 
Showing items 1-23 out of 61 total
 
1 of 3
 
Add to Trip:
No trips found! Why not create one?
 
Talk about this trip


 

Get Driving Directions

Select starting point from your items list or enter address below
Select starting point from your items list or enter address below