Day 1: Arrival
Check into hotel. The River Inn (924 25th St NW, Washington, DC 20037)
The Holocaust Museum (order tickets online)
Lunch – We stopped at one of the food trucks along the National Mall
Ford’s Theater (Order tickets online)
Relax at hotel
Supper at Founding Farmer’s
Relax at hotel
Day 2:
International Spy Museum (order tickets online)
Lunch at Shake Shack – next door
Relax at hotel
The White House
Pizza Pi for supper
Relax at hotel
Day 3: Monuments Day
Vietnam Memorial
Vietnam Nurses Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Reflecting Pool
Washington Monument
Korean War Memorial
WWII Memorial
FDR Memorial
MLK Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Wicked Waffle for lunch
Back to hotel, relax and naps
Georgetown in afternoon
Walk by Watergate building on the way there
Francis Scott Key Park Memorial
Tons of shopping, restaurants and bars
Olivia Macaron for a treat
Dean & Deluca – yummy snacks
Supper at Luke’s Lobster
Day 4: Museum Day
National Museum of American History
National Museum of Natural History
Views of Capital Building
National Air & Space Museum
Lunch at The Alibi
Relax at hotel
Back to Georgetown – We loved it!
Supper at Good Stuff Eatery
Day 5: Outlying Museums and Monuments (used Uber)
US Marine Corps War Memorial, a.k.a. Iwo Jima Memorial
Arlington National Cemetery
Mt. Vernon (order tickets online)
Lunch at Mt. Vernon Cafe
Relax at hotel
Supper at hotel
Day 6:
Early Flight home
Things to Note:
We had a kitchenette in our hotel room, so we kept breakfast items on hand.
On monuments day we were out the door by 6am to beat the crowds and the heat.
We watched the forecast for rain to determine which day we would go to the monuments and which would be museums.
Museum day was a sleep in day since the museums don’t open until 10:00.
We used Uber only a handful of times. Otherwise we walked everywhere. Our hotel was located in the perfect spot for walking.
Wear comfortable shoes! You will be walking a lot.
Keep a light rain jacket on hand.
Stay hydrated!
