Doing the DC Tourist Thing

1. National Mall

9.5

Constitution & Independence Ave (btwn 1st & 17th St), Washington, D.C.

Plaza · Northwest Washington · 267 tips and reviews

Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

2. 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

National Air and Space Museum is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

3. National Air and Space Museum

9.2

6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.

Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 638 tips and reviews

National Museum of Natural History is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

4. National Museum of Natural History

9.3

1000 Constitution Ave NW (at 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.

Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 428 tips and reviews

National Museum of African Art is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

5. National Museum of African Art

8.8

950 Independence Ave SW, Washington, D.C.

Art Museum · Southwest Washington · 31 tips and reviews

United States Botanic Garden is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

6. United States Botanic Garden

9.0

100 Maryland Ave SW (Independence Ave), Washington, D.C.

Botanical Garden · Southwest Washington · 111 tips and reviews

7. Newseum

555 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 6th St NW), Washington, D.C.

Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 306 tips and reviews

International Spy Museum is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

8. International Spy Museum

800 F St NW (9th St NW), Washington, D.C.

Museum · Penn Quarter · 207 tips and reviews

African American Civil War Museum is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

9. African American Civil War Museum

7.7

1925 Vermont Ave NW (btwn T St NW and U St NW), Washington, D.C.

History Museum · U-Street · 6 tips and reviews

Chinatown Friendship Archway is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

10. Chinatown Friendship Archway

7.8

7th & H St NW, Washington, D.C.

Monument · Chinatown · 23 tips and reviews

National Building Museum is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

11. National Building Museum

8.2

401 F St NW (at 5th St. NW), Washington, D.C.

Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 107 tips and reviews

Tidal Basin is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

12. Tidal Basin

9.2

W Basin Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.

Lake · Southwest Washington · 63 tips and reviews

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

13. 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

Theodore Roosevelt Island is one of Doing the DC Tourist Thing.

14. Theodore Roosevelt Island

8.6

Analostan Island, Washington, D.C.

Monument · Northwest Washington · 28 tips and reviews