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eppur_se_muova

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23. Natural History Museum is Heaven for nerds. Kids love the dino skeletons and other fossils. nt

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Thu Oct 6, 2022, 10:18 AM

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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