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Planning a day in DC
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covergrl80
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1. Holocaust museum. Maybe a little hard for younger kids to understand) I loved it (the pile of shoes will make you cry)
2. National Museum of American History
3. National Air and Space Museum
4. National Museum of Natural History
2. National Museum of American History
3. National Air and Space Museum
4. National Museum of Natural History
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the_clockwork
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holocaust museum for sure. That's only historical thing I saw when I was there. I had conferences so didn't hvae a lot of time but that was definately worth it
covergrl80
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All the museums close at 5:30. So you're going to have a good part of your night free.jestro said:
I give all the museums I listed a 10, but that is just me. You may think otherwise. There are more then what I listed. If you want to see everything in one day you better get up early and walk real fast. Some of them are close together and others are a nice walk.
covergrl80
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the_clockwork said:
You will have to go again, you missed so much.
I go every year. I was lucky to see the 911 museum, which is on tour right now. I am not sure if it will be put back in the smithsonian or not. That was a very hard thing to walk through. I am not sure I see one dry eye or heard anyone talking.
DC sucks, you can look at all the monuements on the internet without having to sweat your balls off outside.
go to baltimore aquarium since thats indoors, then take the kiddos over to ESPN zone right by and let them play some games, while u play too, i always play the quarter back game and throw the balls as hard as i can at the reciever player's heads and try and break the game and ruin it for everybody else.
or get high and go to the air and space or spy museum.
or if you wanna workout with me or have a meetup give me a let-know. we can work muscles together
go to baltimore aquarium since thats indoors, then take the kiddos over to ESPN zone right by and let them play some games, while u play too, i always play the quarter back game and throw the balls as hard as i can at the reciever player's heads and try and break the game and ruin it for everybody else.
or get high and go to the air and space or spy museum.
or if you wanna workout with me or have a meetup give me a let-know. we can work muscles together
covergrl80
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Thats what I said but not in that text.SublimeZM said:
you're mean!!
jestro
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Yeah, I'm not real interested in that one either. The spy museum looks cool, the natural history museum looks cool, they got a bug zoo.SublimeZM said:
DC might not be a big deal to you, but it'll be fun for us. Maybe I'll stop by the white house and show Bush my hairy ass.
We're kind of doing the whirl wind tour, but that'd be cool to WO if I can sneak away. Where you at Sub?
jestro said:
There's one painting on the lower level that I LOVE. I can't remember the name/room/period, though, so I'm useless. But it has this strange 3D effect that is almost startling.
I live in the DC area but it's hard for me to tell you from a tourist POV, and even harder when they vary so much in age range. See the monuments at night if you can, and the korean war memorial at twighlight - you'll understand once you see it for yourself. The women will love shopping in georgetown, but don't try to park or drive down there. Tons of great places to eat, especially in georgetown and dupont.
im near friendship heights metro stop and my gym is the bethesda metro stop.jestro said:
if u guys are excited about DC i suggest saving the momuments for night time. im not sure how legal it is, but if you go at night you can walk around everything, its not hot or crowded at all. its really nice.
and you could probably do air and space, and natural history in one day,(right near eachother) and then spy museum a different day
jestro said:
That's right...I knew it was one of the two.
Parking in georgetown makes me want to drive my car off the key bridge. But yeah, the metro will get you there pretty painlessly.
What kind of food and what price per person are we thinking of as moderate?
agreednefertiti said:There's one painting on the lower level that I LOVE. I can't remember the name/room/period, though, so I'm useless. But it has this strange 3D effect that is almost startling.
I live in the DC area but it's hard for me to tell you from a tourist POV, and even harder when they vary so much in age range. See the monuments at night if you can], and the korean war memorial at twighlight - you'll understand once you see it for yourself. The women will love shopping in georgetown, but don't try to park or drive down there. Tons of great places to eat, especially in georgetown and dupont.
SublimeZM said:
No worries on legality...you can walk around the monument area freely. I wouldn't suggest getting too close to the reflecting pool in the wee hours, though, unless you like walking into thick clouds of mosquitos. Stick to the paths. But yeah...it's really tranquil at night.
yeah its not flat at the edges its angled so you can slip and fall in of your not carefulnefertiti said:
and as for parking garage close times, all that means is that its free parking, at least all the ones iv been to.
they arnt gunna lock your car in, but the attendent might go home letting you out for free. sometimes ill park and just get my car after all the attendents have left
SublimeZM said:
What do they do, leave the gates up? I've only had to worry about parking in g-town a few times (now I know someone who has a townhouse like a block from M street and I just park there lol), and I was always nervous about not being able to get my car out.
Y_lifter
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Nobody mentions Arlington National Cemetary when they talk about visiting DC.
Its a shame because you will be very moved by the hushed atmosphere and the respect that even tourists show when walking about this place.
Take the guided tour tram things if you don't have a lot of time because its a hike from the parking area to the main stuff you want to see. (kennedy, unknowns, etc).
Or you can walk around and see cool monuments and gravesites from the Civil war era to rows and rows of perfectly alligned crosses. Even see funerals that are going on today with the distant gun fire that will give you goose bumps.
Will give you much insight and respect for the sacrafices made over the years as an american.
Its a shame because you will be very moved by the hushed atmosphere and the respect that even tourists show when walking about this place.
Take the guided tour tram things if you don't have a lot of time because its a hike from the parking area to the main stuff you want to see. (kennedy, unknowns, etc).
Or you can walk around and see cool monuments and gravesites from the Civil war era to rows and rows of perfectly alligned crosses. Even see funerals that are going on today with the distant gun fire that will give you goose bumps.
Will give you much insight and respect for the sacrafices made over the years as an american.
