LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
There are literally thousand of activities scattered throughout the Arlington and D.C. area. Some of our top picks, with direct links, are included for your convenience.
To see everything there is to do in DC, check out this DC WebSite link or examine the complete DC Visitor Guide. For fast access to DC area maps, click on this link: DC MAPS . You won’t run out of things to do in Arlington, Virginia either. A sampling of activities and points of interest can be examined at this ARLINGTON link. Most of the activities listed are located near various bus and metro stops. To view the Metro schedules, maps and current fares, use the following link: METRO.
Favorite DC Museums and Attractions
International Spy Museum
800 F St. NW, East End
Same day tickets are available for specific tour times.
9am-8pm
Cost: $16
www.spymuseum.org
Madame Tussauds
1025 F Street (Downtown DC)
Open 10am-6pm
Cost: $25
www.madametussaudsdc.com
Mount Vernon
Open 9-4pm
Cost: $13
www.mountvernon.org
National Air and Space Museum
Independence Ave. and 6th St. SW, The Mall
10am-5:30pm
Cost: free
www.nasm.si.edu
National Archives
Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets, NW
10am - 5:30pm
Cost: free
www.archives.gov/dc-metro
National Gallery of Art
4th and Constitution Avenue NW
11am-6pm
Cost: free
www.nga.gov
National Museum of the American Indian
Constitution Ave. and 10th St. NW, The Mall
10am-5pm
Cost: free
www.nmai.si.edu
National Museum of Natural History
Constitution Ave. and 10th St. NW, The Mall
10am-5:30pm
Cost: free
www.mnh.si.edu
National Portrait Galley: Smithsonian Institution
Exhibit: Let Your Motto Be Resistance: African American Portraits
Eighth and F Streets, NW
11:30am-7:00pm
Cost: free
www.npg.si.edu
National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Avenue NW
Grounds open from 6am-6pm, buildings open from 10am-4:30pm
Cost: free
www.nationalzoo.si.edu
United States Botanic Gardens
100 Maryland Avenue, SW
10am-5pm
Cost: free
www.usbg.gov
United States Capitol Building
Capitol Hill
9am-4:30pm (closed Sundays)
Cost: free, but must obtain tickets on a first-come, first served basis
www.aoc.gov/cc/visit
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Timed- entry passes are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis at the 14th Street entrance starting at 10 a.m. or available in advance through tickets.com.
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl. SW
10am-5:30pm
Cost: free
www.ushmm.org
Theatres
Ford’s Theatre
No performances in February, closed for renovation
Kennedy Center
Sunday, February 17
“Shear Madness”—Theatre lab
Show times: 3pm, 7pm
Cost: $40-50
www.kennedy-center.org
Kennedy Center – Millennium Stage
Free concerts every night
6 PM
www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium
National Theatre
Sunday, February 17
“High School Musical”, on tour
Tickets on sale 12.2.07
Cost: $41.50 and up
www.nationaltheatre.org
Night Life
Adams-Morgan
18th St. NW & Columbia Rd
www.adamsmorgan.net
Blues Alley
1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20007
Daily 6:00pm-12:30am
www.bluesalley.com
Bohemian Caverns
2001 Eleventh Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
www.bohemiancaverns.com
U Street Corridor
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Verizon Center Events
(Sports, Music and Other Entertainment)
601 F. Street, NW
www.verizoncenter.com/events
Favorite Arlington Museums and Attractions
Arlington National Cemetery
Changing of the guard, every hour, 8-5pm (parking closed at 6pm)
Cost: parking fee, $1.25/hour (first 2 hours), $2.00 every hour after
www.arlingtoncemetery.org
Arlington Historical Museum
1805 S Arlington Ridge Rd
Saturdays and Sundays:1-4pm
Cost: free
www.arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org
Arlington Black History Museum & Arlington Black History
Recommend viewing the Arlington Black Heritage Brochure (PDF File)
Daily 9:30—am-4:30pm
www.arlingtonblackheritage.org
Ballston Common Mall
Shop ‘Til You Drop
4238 Wilson Boulevard
Monday - Saturday 10am- 9pm
Sunday Noon -6pm
www.ballston-common.com
The Fashion Centre at Pentagon City
For the ‘Super Shopper’
1100 South Hayes Street
Monday – Saturday 10am-9:30pm
Sunday 11am-6pm
http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=157
US Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima) Statue
Arlington Blvd & Meade Street
Open 24 Hours
Cost: free
www.nps.gov/archive/gwmp/usmc