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BumRushDaShow

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21. Here in Philly due to the proxiity, they always had class trips down there
Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:04 AM
Oct 2022

and working for the feds for over 30 years, I was always back and forth on I-95 down there.

And there is so much but if you haven't stopped by there, you could go to the MLK Memorial, which overlooks the Tidal Basin if you haven't been by there (I think it opened in 2011 - unveiling initially delayed due to Hurricane Irene).

When we were there just this past November 2018, we got on one of those double-decker bus tours and one of the stops along the way that people could hop off to go look at, was Ford's Theater (associated with a national historic park at the site and in the immediate area) - and I think history buffs would know the significance of that being where Lincoln was assassinated. Apparently there is a museum in the basement below the actual (operational) theater (we didn't hop off to go but I did see a mention on the bus brochure).

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It's our last day in DC [View all] cilla4progress Oct 2022 OP
If you haven't seen it DFW Oct 2022 #1
I'm sure, you have already done so, HAB911 Oct 2022 #2
It was open nearly 8 years before I could bear to visit. Even now, it is tough for me to go there. Stinky The Clown Oct 2022 #22
I was last there in October 2018 MyMission Oct 2022 #3
LOL I was a month after you in November 2018! BumRushDaShow Oct 2022 #13
I was there the day Brett K. joined the court MyMission Oct 2022 #50
Dumbarton Oaks Lulu KC Oct 2022 #4
I've been here over 30 years. honest.abe Oct 2022 #5
African American Museum is wonderful! nt Phoenix61 Oct 2022 #6
Arlington Cemetery is holy ground. 70sEraVet Oct 2022 #7
Air and Space Museum William Seger Oct 2022 #8
Currently closed...but the annex is open brooklynite Oct 2022 #24
I am a big fan of the National Building Museum genxlib Oct 2022 #9
I second this recommendation. YDogg Oct 2022 #19
National Zoo. That's where I met my partner of 18 years - volunteering. erronis Oct 2022 #10
Check out Pershing Square where the new National WWI memorial is in finishing stages Historic NY Oct 2022 #11
Wow, I had no idea that museum was happening. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2022 #28
Media scares away Republican tourists IronLionZion Oct 2022 #12
I recently learned there's a Titanic memorial there. BlackSkimmer Oct 2022 #35
Not yet, here's more info IronLionZion Oct 2022 #37
Thank you! BlackSkimmer Oct 2022 #40
National Archives, National Portrait Gallery are both fab mcar Oct 2022 #14
Eat lunch at one of the Senate office buildings! Tall Poppy Oct 2022 #15
Arlington always worth a visit. BlackSkimmer Oct 2022 #16
The Changing of the Guard! WinstonSmith4740 Oct 2022 #18
Actually I was only able to see it from a distance. During Covid, you had to watch from some BlackSkimmer Oct 2022 #34
My sons and I visited Arlington. barbtries Oct 2022 #27
Wonderful suggestions! cilla4progress Oct 2022 #17
Hidden gem: FDR memorial. Stinky The Clown Oct 2022 #20
++ Must do & Cedar Hill, Fred. Douglass DC Hs-.Estate - history, charm, great views of capital. appalachiablue Oct 2022 #49
Here in Philly due to the proxiity, they always had class trips down there BumRushDaShow Oct 2022 #21
Natural History Museum is Heaven for nerds. Kids love the dino skeletons and other fossils. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 2022 #23
National Arboretum Botany Oct 2022 #25
i love DC too. barbtries Oct 2022 #26
Smithsonian Institution Warpy Oct 2022 #29
National Air and space museum riverbendviewgal Oct 2022 #30
When I lived in DC MontanaMama Oct 2022 #31
Love it! cilla4progress Oct 2022 #47
Library of Congress is really something. Maybe a quick run through Botanical gardens? MLAA Oct 2022 #32
Seconding the Library of Congress! Retrograde Oct 2022 #43
I would be found at the National Gallery of art! CTyankee Oct 2022 #33
It's not in DC, but nearby Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #36
Can you still sit out on the porch Retrograde Oct 2022 #44
We did in '02. Mr.Bill Oct 2022 #46
There is a boat you can take down the Potomac and visit Mr Vernon kimbutgar Oct 2022 #38
National Archives. Don't miss mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 #39
I always make a stop in Alexandria cally Oct 2022 #41
Bookmarking for if/when I ever get to DC... liberalla Oct 2022 #42
IKR? shanti Oct 2022 #51
Library of Congress obamanut2012 Oct 2022 #45
I went to the International Spy Museum last time I was there, that was cool. Initech Oct 2022 #48
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