Washington DC with kids
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Stopped at B&N on the way home from church. Too many books to choose from.....:shock: decided to stop at the library...walked out with six books...one of them Frommers 2008 with a really nice detachable map.
I'll end of buying my favorite to take along....
I'll end of buying my favorite to take along....
Stopped at B&N on the way home from church. Too many books to choose from.....:shock: decided to stop at the library...walked out with six books...one of them Frommers 2008 with a really nice detachable map.
The Insider's Guide is awesome!
Also, if you are on the Mall at night, the memorials are most spectacular after dark. Do the museums during the day when they are open since you can walk all over the memorials at night. Standing in the middle of the soldier statues of the Korean War Memorial will give you chills. Sit on the top step of the Lincoln Memorial and look out over the mall and the lights. Go sit on Albert Einstein's lap in front of the National Academy of Sciences!
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ABOUT_building_einstein_memorial
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I don't know how old your kids are, but we took our boys to DC when they were 9 and 11 years old (or maybe 8 & 10). Our most favorite activity was a "Bike the Sites" tour we did. We met our group (about 10 of us) and our guide ( a young, fun guy who had a masters in U.S. History - he may have actually been the owner of the company) at a prearranged spot on the Mall. He had our bikes and helmets ready, and we followed him on a bike ride around the Mall and over the Jefferson Memorial, and the Capitol, etc. Our guide talked about the history of the various buildings around the Mall and what each one housed. We road through an outdoor sculpture garden and saw cool fountains. He knew so much about the various memorials (Lincoln, Jefferson, Vietnam, Korean, etc.) - things we never would have known. We took a break at the Einstein statue and the kids sat on Einstein's lap and ate fig newtons, which they still love to this day and which they always associate with our trip to DC. (They are now 16 & 17). We finished the trip at the Washington Monument and then had a wild fast ride down the hill. Very fun. I would HIGHLY recommend for anyone, but especially families with kids.
They do tours on Segways now too: http://www.citysegwaytours.com/washington/segway-tour/washington-dc-segway-nigh.shtml
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Jennifer Steele
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They do tours on Segways now too: http://www.citysegwaytours.com/washington/segway-tour/washington-dc-segway-nigh.shtml
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For the lazier tourists...
Maybe after a few days of walking.I hear this one is really funn and interesting. It's free and the guides work for tips. http://dcbyfoot.com/dcbyfoot.html
Have funn! I have never been...please come back with lots of pics and one of your wonderful trip reports!
But of course... you've never been? meet us there!!!! DC-gent!!!!It would be funn! Everyone invited.
Last week of March....