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03-23-2017, 08:26 PM | #2 |
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I just relocated from the DC area this week after 10 years. I lived all around the Dulles airport area and know the DMV as well as anyone.
I'll send you a PM tomorrow to ask you questions about your family, ages, likes, time frame, budget, etc to give you advice that matches your family's needs, not mine. I have NEVER let anyone down with my travel advice and you will not be the first.
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03-23-2017, 08:29 PM | #3 |
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In my opinion, the Air and Space Museum at Dulles is even better than the one on the National Mall. Don't miss it.
And all of the Smithsonian museums are free, so you can save a lot by just taking advantage of that. |
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03-23-2017, 08:34 PM | #4 |
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I got food poisoning from a bison burger at the Native American Museum.
Which left me blowing out the bathroom when I arrived at the Holocaust museum. |
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03-23-2017, 08:36 PM | #5 |
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Lots of bus/tram tours available. Do those to break up all the walking.
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THE STEVEN UDVAR HAZY AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM is unlike anything you have ever seen. It's at the southern end of Dulles Airport off Mclearan Rd. My old office is very close. https://airandspace.si.edu/udvar-hazy-center The ACTUAL Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb is there, Gary Powers Blackbird, Space Shuttle, Apollo Mission capsule and suits, all kinds of planes. Incredible place.
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03-23-2017, 09:01 PM | #8 |
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03-23-2017, 09:31 PM | #9 |
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I'm a nerd, and I have yet to travel to DC with the kid, but I enjoy a evening in Georgetown. And frankly I go to DC to wine and dine, so if you were looking for some kick ass eats I'd have plenty of suggestions.
That said, the National Cathedral is free, and cool. You can check out embassy row on your way there. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Catholic) is cool too if you are into that stuff. Nothing beats a cigar on the Speaker's Balcony looking down the Mall at the Washington Monument, but you kinda need a hook up for that. Having drinks with the Speaker at the Capitol Hill Club (Republican) is pretty cool. Its the ultimate smoke filled room experience you will ever have. |
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03-23-2017, 10:07 PM | #11 |
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I thought we had a house set up on Airbnb but it got rented out, so back to square one...but I can't imagine not doing that. More space, ability to make meals like breakfast/dinner to save money, more amenities. |
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03-23-2017, 10:11 PM | #12 |
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Before you do anything else, anything at all, go to the National Archives. It's where the really cool stuff is. Obviously, it's got the Constitution and Declaration and Bill of Rights, but it has all sorts of other famous historical things. One that I particularly remember is the first note sent back from the front lines in WWII that Americans were in Paris.
To me, a big differentiator between the National Archive and other museums is that other museums will have cool specimens that are representative of stuff (e.g., here's a pilgrim hat), while the National Archives will have stuff that actually was history making (e.g., here's the first draft of Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech).
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03-23-2017, 10:15 PM | #13 |
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Wifes sister and brother in law lived in Newport News and we went to DC. Somehow we managed to find parking right outside the plaza for free. We went pretty early in the morning, maybe that was it. But the traffic wasn't bad and we found free parking. Apparently that's the unicorn, but we didn't have any trouble. Might be worth a look if you're renting a ride anyway.
We did the normal touristy stuff. If you don't plan on watching the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier, do it. If you want a tour of the whitehouse, your congressman has to schedule it. Get excited. Do as much as you can. There is a lot of great shit in that area. |
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03-23-2017, 10:16 PM | #14 |
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I would definitely go to the Georgetown neighborhood and especially walk up the Exorcist steps at night.
You can arrange to meet your Congressman for a photo and handshake. Depending on how old your kids are, they might think that's cool. Tour the Capitol at that time. |
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