D.C. in one day

Great place to stay, can't beat the price. This is located in the Adams Morgan section of D.C. near the Zoo. The nearest metro stop is called Woodley Park/Zoo/Adams Morgan. Within a two block walk are some great eclectic restaurants, a SafeWay, and if you walk to Connecticut Ave there are some very standard restaurants as well. The room itself was great, very large, and we had requested a private bath. The fellow travelers were friendly and there was coffee and cookies available all the time. Highly recommend this place.

Excellent for the price (it's free). Warning to check to see what times things open. We went early in the morning and most of the indoor house exhibits didn't open until 10am. There was a lot of construction going on, hopefully when that gets finished there will be more exhibits open. We did get to see the pandas, elephants, giraffe, Orang Utangs, seal, ducks, wolf, and most of the others were either indoors or closed due to the renovation. Great place to bring children, there were a ton of school groups coming in as we were leaving. This is a little walk from it's metro stop, allow at least 15 minutes of walking time. There is a McDonald's at this metro stop, great place to catch lunch.

This is a must see, but often overlooked part of Washington. It is difficult to find, located across from the actual mall, near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial generally. This is an awesome photo op.

This is a great exhibit. It will cause you to reflect. If you are not familiar with the history of World War II, this is a great history lesson from a different perspecive. Come prepared to spend several hours. We got our tickets to start this only two hours before they closed, so we had to rush through the second half of the exhibit.

Come early! Do not wait until the week after it ends and think you can see anything. We came on April 10th and there were almost no blossoms left. The trees are pretty, and you can still walk around, but come the first week of the festival to see the cherry blossoms.

This was kinda cool. It is very close to the Spy Museum. Right on this street there are a ton of great restaurants. We ate there for lunch - great lunch specials.

This is kinda interesting and different. It is a newer museum that is very popular. They sell timed tickets and yet it is still overcrowded. You move around in no particular patern. It is confusing, and it is impossible to sit and watch all the videos. I think it is over rated, especially for $15 per person. I've been here twice, and doubt I will go back again.