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Smithsonian Sleepovers
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington
(click stars to rate this activity)Be among the very few who have experienced the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History at night. Bring your sleeping bag and explore one of the most exciting spots in town! Join us for a night of family workshops, activities, performances, and a Giant screen/IMAX film. Explore the museum highlights, meet our special guests while [...]
Alexandria Colonial Tours
201 King Street, Alexandria
(click stars to rate this activity)Believe it or not, it is possible for kids to learn and have fun at the same time. Alexandria Colonial Tours offers you Alexandria’s original ghost tour filled with ghost stories, legends and folklore. The Ghost and Graveyard Tour is an 23-year Old Town tradition. Hunt through the brick-lined streets of Old Town to discover [...]
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington (click stars to rate this activity)Arlington National Cemetery serves as a cemetery and a memorial to America’s war heroes. More than four million people visit Arlington National Cemetery each year. More than 250,000 American servicemen as well as many famous Americans are buried at the 612 acre national cemetery. Among the notable Americans buried here are Presidents William Howard Taft [...]
Fairfax Museum & Visitor Center
10209 Main Street, Fairfax (click stars to rate this activity)The Museum & Visitor Center and City of Fairfax provide a strategic base for visiting the District, Manassas, Tysons Corner and Northern Virginia — including the Shenandoah Valley and Skyline Drive. The visitor center provides general visitor information for both tourists and residents, including lodging, restaurants, transportation and historic and natural attractions. The visitor center [...]
Loudoun Museum
16 Loudoun Street, Leesburg (click stars to rate this activity)The Loudoun Museum brings history to life. Loudoun is growing and changing so fast (we’re one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States!) that it’s easy to lose sight of its rich history and character. That’s our job—to bring Loudoun’s history to life, right before your eyes. 16 Loudoun Street Leesburg, Virginia 20175 Hours: [...]
Manassas National Battlefield Park
(click stars to rate this activity)The park offers a wide array of activities, scenic vistas, historic sites and walking trails to interest the casual visitor or true Civil War history buff. A good place to begin your visit is the park Visitors Center. The park is open daily from dawn to dusk. The Visitor Center is open daily from 8:30am to 5:00pm. [...]
Morven Park
17263 Southern Planter Ln, Leesburg (click stars to rate this activity)In 1903, Westmoreland and Marguerite Davis purchased Morven Park, a home built in stages between circa 1750 and 1880. The Greek Revival style house that resulted in these years of construction sits amidst 1,000 acres of boxwood gardens, fields, lawns and woodland. Civil War history is hidden among our early 20th Century political legacy, as [...]
National Air and Space Museum Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air & Space Museum Pkwy, Chantilly (click stars to rate this activity)The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center near Washington Dulles International Airport is the companion facility to the Museum on the National Mall. The building opened in December, 2003, and provides enough space for the Smithsonian to display the thousands of aviation and space artifacts that cannot be exhibited on the National Mall. The two sites together [...]
National Museum of the Marine Corps
18900 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Triangle (click stars to rate this activity)Open to the public on 13 November 2006, the National Museum of the Marine Corps is a lasting tribute to U.S. Marines — past, present, and future. Situated on a 135-acre site adjacent to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, the Museum’s soaring design evokes the image of the flag-raisers of Iwo Jima and [...]
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
54 South Loudoun Street, Winchester (click stars to rate this activity)The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum offers an interactive, hands-on experience for families, which focuses on the sciences, mathematics, humanities, and the arts. Explore the exhibits in natural history, paleontology, simple machines, and art-in the making. Scale a climbing wall, race balls through loops and ramps in Raceways, step back in time to a life closer [...]
Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunts
(click stars to rate this activity)Watson Adventures Scavenger Hunts bring kids and adults together in a game that leaves everyone thrilled, exhilarated, and appreciative of each other’s talents. Our hunts for kids have been acclaimed by the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Washington Post, Newsday, Time Out New York Kids, GoCityKids.com and other media outlets. We provide a [...]
