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DC Favorites

DC Favorites

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Created by Alissa • Updated On: April 3, 2015
International Spy Museum is one of DC Favorites.

1. International Spy Museum

800 F St NW (9th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Penn Quarter · 207 tips and reviews

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Newseum is one of DC Favorites.

2. Newseum

555 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 6th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 306 tips and reviews
National Museum of Crime & Punishment is one of DC Favorites.

3. National Museum of Crime & Punishment

575 7th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Museum · Penn Quarter · 58 tips and reviews
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is one of DC Favorites.

4. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

8.9
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 256 tips and reviews
National Archives and Records Administration is one of DC Favorites.

5. National Archives and Records Administration

8.7
700 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Federal Triangle · 151 tips and reviews
Thomas Jefferson Memorial is one of DC Favorites.

6. Thomas Jefferson Memorial

9.4
16 E Basin Dr SW (at Ohio Dr SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 143 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum is one of DC Favorites.

7. National Air and Space Museum

9.3
6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 638 tips and reviews
National Museum of American History is one of DC Favorites.

8. National Museum of American History

9.0
1400 Constitution Ave NW (at 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 357 tips and reviews
National Museum of the American Indian is one of DC Favorites.

9. National Museum of the American Indian

8.1
950 Independence Ave SW (4th St. SW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 178 tips and reviews
Old Post Office Pavilion is one of DC Favorites.

10. Old Post Office Pavilion

6.3
1100 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 12th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Federal Triangle · 56 tips and reviews
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is one of DC Favorites.

11. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

8.4
E Capitol Cir (at E Capitol St), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Capitol Hill · 64 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) is one of DC Favorites.

12. Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle)

8.6
1000 Jefferson Dr SW (btwn 9th & 12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 86 tips and reviews
Washington Monument is one of DC Favorites.

13. Washington Monument

9.4
2 15th St NW (btwn Constitution Ave NW & Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 344 tips and reviews
World War II Memorial is one of DC Favorites.

14. World War II Memorial

9.5
1750 Independence Ave SW (at 17th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 160 tips and reviews
Lincoln Memorial is one of DC Favorites.

15. Lincoln Memorial

9.6
2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW (btwn Constitution & Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 471 tips and reviews
Korean War Veterans Memorial is one of DC Favorites.

16. Korean War Veterans Memorial

9.1
10 Daniel French Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 74 tips and reviews
The White House is one of DC Favorites.

17. The White House

8.8
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW (btwn 15th St NW & 17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Government Building · Northwest Washington · 512 tips and reviews
Vietnam Veterans Memorial is one of DC Favorites.

18. Vietnam Veterans Memorial

9.2
5 Henry Bacon Dr NW (at Constitution Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Northwest Washington · 91 tips and reviews
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is one of DC Favorites.

19. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

9.3
1850 W Basin Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 143 tips and reviews
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is one of DC Favorites.

20. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

9.2
400 W Basin Drive SW (at Ohio Dr SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 108 tips and reviews
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is one of DC Favorites.

21. Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

9.0
W Potomac Park (btwn Lincoln & World War II Memorials), Washington, D.C.
Fountain · Southwest Washington · 77 tips and reviews
Dupont Circle is one of DC Favorites.

22. Dupont Circle

8.9
1 DuPont Cir NW (at Connecticut Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Park · Northwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews
Ford's Theatre is one of DC Favorites.

23. Ford's Theatre

8.5
511 10th St NW (btwn F St NW & E St NW), Washington, D.C.
Theater · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 72 tips and reviews
United States Navy Memorial is one of DC Favorites.

24. United States Navy Memorial

8.9
701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Plaza · Penn Quarter · 22 tips and reviews
Library of Congress is one of DC Favorites.

25. Library of Congress

9.2
101 Independence Ave SE (btwn 1st & 2nd St SE), Washington, D.C.
Library · Southeast Washington · 185 tips and reviews
Petersen House is one of DC Favorites.

26. Petersen House

7.5
516 10th St. NW (btw E & F St. NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 9 tips and reviews
Tidal Basin is one of DC Favorites.

27. Tidal Basin

9.2
W Basin Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Lake · Southwest Washington · 63 tips and reviews
Lady Bird Johnson Memorial Park is one of DC Favorites.

28. Lady Bird Johnson Memorial Park

7.9
George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Washington, D.C.
Park · 5 tips and reviews
Smithsonian Metro Station is one of DC Favorites.

29. Smithsonian Metro Station

1200 Independence Ave SW (at 12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Metro Station · Southwest Washington · 21 tips and reviews
Smithsonian’s National Zoo is one of DC Favorites.

30. Smithsonian’s National Zoo

9.0
3001 Connecticut Ave NW (at Hawthorne St NW), Washington, D.C.
Zoo · National Zoological Park · 326 tips and reviews
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden is one of DC Favorites.

31. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

8.9
700 Independence Ave SW (at 7th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 104 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden is one of DC Favorites.

32. National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden

9.3
Constitution Ave NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Sculpture Garden · Northwest Washington · 93 tips and reviews
3333 Wisconsin Apartments is one of DC Favorites.

33. 3333 Wisconsin Apartments

3333 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (Newark Ave, NW), Washington, D.C.
Apartment or Condo · Cleveland Park · 3 tips and reviews
Smithsonian American Art Museum is one of DC Favorites.

34. Smithsonian American Art Museum

9.0
800 G St. NW (8th and F Streets, NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 86 tips and reviews
Food Truck Land is one of DC Favorites.

35. Food Truck Land

7.7
Food Truck · Northwest Washington · 14 tips and reviews
Gallery Place - Chinatown Metro Station is one of DC Favorites.

36. Gallery Place - Chinatown Metro Station

630 H St NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Metro Station · Chinatown · 123 tips and reviews
National Portrait Gallery is one of DC Favorites.

37. National Portrait Gallery

9.4
800 F St NW (at 8th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 183 tips and reviews
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is one of DC Favorites.

38. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

9.5
2700 F St NW (at New Hampshire Ave), Washington, D.C.
Performing Arts Venue · Northwest Washington · 178 tips and reviews
National Museum of Natural History is one of DC Favorites.

39. National Museum of Natural History

9.2
1000 Constitution Ave NW (at 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 428 tips and reviews
Freer Gallery of Art is one of DC Favorites.

40. Freer Gallery of Art

Jefferson Ave SW (12th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 37 tips and reviews
Corcoran Gallery of Art is one of DC Favorites.

41. Corcoran Gallery of Art

500 17th St NW (at New York Ave. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Foggy Bottom · 33 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - West Building is one of DC Favorites.

42. National Gallery of Art - West Building

9.3
Constitution Ave NW (at Madison Dr NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 118 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art is one of DC Favorites.

43. National Gallery of Art

9.5
6th St and Constitution Ave NW (at Constitution Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 155 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - East Building is one of DC Favorites.

44. National Gallery of Art - East Building

8.9
Constitution Ave NW (4th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 62 tips and reviews
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art is one of DC Favorites.

45. Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art

8.4
1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 18 tips and reviews
National Museum of African Art is one of DC Favorites.

46. National Museum of African Art

8.9
950 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 31 tips and reviews
Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center is one of DC Favorites.

47. Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center

9.4
14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy, Chantilly, VA
Museum · 201 tips and reviews
United States Capitol is one of DC Favorites.

48. United States Capitol

Capitol Cir (at E Capitol St), Washington, D.C.
Capitol Building · Northwest Washington · 205 tips and reviews
United States Botanic Garden is one of DC Favorites.

49. United States Botanic Garden

9.0
100 Maryland Ave SW (Independence Ave), Washington, D.C.
Botanical Garden · Southwest Washington · 111 tips and reviews
Open City is one of DC Favorites.

50. Open City

8.1
2331 Calvert St NW (at 24th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Breakfast Spot · Woodley Park · 293 tips and reviews
2 Amys is one of DC Favorites.

51. 2 Amys

8.9
3715 Macomb St NW, Washington, D.C.
Pizzeria · Cathedral - Wesley Heights - McLean Gardens · 167 tips and reviews
Cactus Cantina is one of DC Favorites.

52. Cactus Cantina

7.6
3300 Wisconsin Ave NW (at Macomb St NW), Washington, D.C.
Mexican Restaurant · Cathedral - Wesley Heights - McLean Gardens · 116 tips and reviews
Founding Farmers is one of DC Favorites.

53. Founding Farmers

9.0
1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW (20th St NW), Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · George Washington University · 802 tips and reviews
201 Bar is one of DC Favorites.

54. 201 Bar

201 Massachusetts Ave NE (btw D & E St NE), Washington, D.C.
Gastropub · Capitol Hill · 25 tips and reviews
District 2 Bar & Grille is one of DC Favorites.

55. District 2 Bar & Grille

3238 Wisconsin Ave NW (at Macomb St NW), Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · Cathedral - Wesley Heights - McLean Gardens · 51 tips and reviews
Washington National Cathedral is one of DC Favorites.

56. Washington National Cathedral

9.1
3101 Wisconsin Ave NW (at Massachusetts Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Church · Woodley Park · 80 tips and reviews
National Building Museum is one of DC Favorites.

57. National Building Museum

8.4
401 F St NW (at 5th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 107 tips and reviews
National Museum of Health and Medicine is one of DC Favorites.

58. National Museum of Health and Medicine

7.1
2500 Linden Ln (The Forest Glen Annex), Silver Spring, MD
History Museum · 15 tips and reviews
Meridian Hill Park is one of DC Favorites.

59. Meridian Hill Park

9.3
2500 16th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Park · Columbia Heights · 70 tips and reviews
United States National Arboretum is one of DC Favorites.

60. United States National Arboretum

9.0
3501 New York Ave NE (at Hickey Ln NE), Washington, D.C.
Botanical Garden · National Arboretum · 60 tips and reviews
Theodore Roosevelt Island is one of DC Favorites.

61. Theodore Roosevelt Island

8.8
Analostan Island, Washington, D.C.
Monument · Northwest Washington · 28 tips and reviews
Congressional Cemetery is one of DC Favorites.

62. Congressional Cemetery

1801 E St SE, Washington, D.C.
Cemetery · Hill East · 15 tips and reviews
Gravelly Point Park is one of DC Favorites.

63. Gravelly Point Park

8.9
George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Arlington, VA
Park · 66 tips and reviews
US Department of the Treasury is one of DC Favorites.

64. US Department of the Treasury

1500 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 15th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Government Building · Northwest Washington · 24 tips and reviews
National Mall is one of DC Favorites.

65. National Mall

9.5
Constitution & Independence Ave (btwn 1st & 17th St), Washington, D.C.
Plaza · Northwest Washington · 267 tips and reviews