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DC Attractions

DC Attractions

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Created by BSides DC • Updated On: October 4, 2013

Tourist attractions in the DC area

1. Washington Monument

9.5
2 15th St NW (btwn Constitution Ave NW & Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 344 tips and reviews
Lincoln Memorial is one of DC Attractions.

2. Lincoln Memorial

9.6
2 Lincoln Memorial Circle NW (btwn Constitution & Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 472 tips and reviews

3. 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
Thomas Jefferson Memorial is one of DC Attractions.

4. Thomas Jefferson Memorial

9.4
16 E Basin Dr SW (at Ohio Dr SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews

5. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial

9.3
1850 W Basin Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 144 tips and reviews
World War II Memorial is one of DC Attractions.

6. World War II Memorial

9.5
1750 Independence Ave SW (at 17th St SW), Washington, D.C.
Monument · Southwest Washington · 160 tips and reviews
The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial is one of DC Attractions.

7. The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial

9.1
The Pentagon, Arlington, VA
Monument · 28 tips and reviews
Changing of the Guard is one of DC Attractions.

8. Changing of the Guard

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Other Event · 9 tips and reviews
Newseum is one of DC Attractions.

9. Newseum

555 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 6th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 307 tips and reviews
National Museum of American History is one of DC Attractions.

10. 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 Attractions.

11. National Museum of the American Indian

8.2
950 Independence Ave SW (4th St. SW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 178 tips and reviews
International Spy Museum is one of DC Attractions.

12. International Spy Museum

800 F St NW (9th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Penn Quarter · 207 tips and reviews
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is one of DC Attractions.

13. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

8.8
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW, Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Southwest Washington · 256 tips and reviews
Smithsonian American Art Museum is one of DC Attractions.

14. 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
National Museum of Crime & Punishment is one of DC Attractions.

15. National Museum of Crime & Punishment

575 7th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Museum · Penn Quarter · 58 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum is one of DC Attractions.

16. National Air and Space Museum

9.2
6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 639 tips and reviews
National Museum of Natural History is one of DC Attractions.

17. 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
The White House is one of DC Attractions.

18. 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
South Lawn is one of DC Attractions.

19. South Lawn

8.5
1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C.
Garden · Northwest Washington · 33 tips and reviews
The Pentagon is one of DC Attractions.

20. The Pentagon

1400 Defense, Arlington, VA
Government Building · The Pentagon · 98 tips and reviews
Gravelly Point Park is one of DC Attractions.

21. Gravelly Point Park

9.0
George Washington Memorial Pkwy, Arlington, VA
Park · 66 tips and reviews
Tidal Basin is one of DC Attractions.

22. Tidal Basin

9.2
W Basin Dr SW (at Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Lake · Southwest Washington · 63 tips and reviews
Tidal Basin Paddle Boats is one of DC Attractions.

23. Tidal Basin Paddle Boats

1501 Maine Ave SW, Washington, D.C.
Harbor or Marina · Southwest Washington · 17 tips and reviews

24. George Washington Masonic National Memorial

7.6
101 Callahan Dr (King St), Alexandria, VA
Monument · 24 tips and reviews
Nationals Park is one of DC Attractions.

25. Nationals Park

9.0
1500 S Capitol St SE (btwn N St SE & Potomac Ave SE), Washington, D.C.
Baseball Stadium · Navy Yard · 475 tips and reviews