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Cultural Family Trip to D.C.

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Visiting Washington, D.C., can feel like the school trip from hell: no matter who you are, no matter what you’re interested in, you’re stuck with the same obligatory sights. We say, Table that notion! The city is more varied than guidebooks let on, and a whole lot more fun—especially if, like most residents, you have a clear-cut agenda.

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Destinations: The Mall · Georgetown · Dupont Circle · U Street · Chinatown/Convention Center

Themes: Arts + Culture · Family · Food + Drink

Inspired by: How to Do DC |T+L Family — by David Plotz, Published Feb. 2007

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Hotel Monaco, DC

Chinatown/Convention Center | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Capital Q

Chinatown/Convention Center | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Chinatown Express

Chinatown/Convention Center | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Love Café

U Street | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Dean & DeLuca

Georgetown | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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National Museum of the American Indian

The Mall | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Georgetown University

Georgetown | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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National Gallery of Art

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The Mall | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

The two architecturally opposed buildings that make up this museum jointly contain one of the world’s most extraordinary art collections. The domed
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Phillips Collection

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Dupont Circle | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

The city's first museum of modern art is its richest, with a fine collection of paintings from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries showcased in the
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Cultural Family Trip to D.C.

Our Picks

Hotels (1)

Hotel Monaco, DC

Restaurants (3)

Capital Q

Chinatown Express

Love Café

Activities (5)

Dean & DeLuca

National Museum of the American Indian

Georgetown University

National Gallery of Art

Phillips Collection

Similar Trips (12)

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Washington, D.C. Rebuilt

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Mini Trip: Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

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Mini Trip: Waianapanapa Beach, Maui

London's Art Scene

Discovering India's Resplendent Textiles

Washington, D.C.'s Emerging MidCity

Dining in Washington, D.C.

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