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Custom Tours of DC - Private Tour Agency
Tour agency
👍👍 I cannot adequately express in words what a great experience this was for my family of four. We had Dave as our tour guide and he is a walking book of knowledge. AMAZING tour over 2 mornings. Dave made everything meaningful and history come alive as we visited all the monuments, National Archives, F...
5.00 (129 reviews)
(~5.57 km from centre)
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Old Korean Legation Museum
Museum
👍👍 I strong recommend this place to visit if you have a travel plan in DC. I cannot explain very well my feeling, but you can get an insight about old Korea empire circumstances. The staff is very kind and intelligent. However, you have to make an appointment before you visit this place because it serv...
4.90 (225 reviews)
(~6.35 km from centre)
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National Portrait Gallery
Art museum
Major, free-admission museum with art works portraying influential Americans throughout history.
4.80 (11.6K reviews)
(~6.19 km from centre)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Art museum
Art museum & National Portrait Gallery housed in the third-oldest federal building in the capital.
$$$ $
4.80 (3.1K reviews)
(~6.19 km from centre)
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Planet Word
Museum
19th-century building home to immersive exhibits & karaoke sessions dedicated to the spoken word.
4.80 (1.4K reviews)
(~5.9 km from centre)
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National Gallery of Art - East Building
Art museum
👍 Great art gallery with lots of amazing art on multiple floors. There is also a very pretty, sparkly walkway to get you from the west to the east building, and a cafe in the east building, although it has very little in it. I really enjoyed coming here and k recommend it.
4.80 (1.3K reviews)
(~6.45 km from centre)
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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Historical place museum
👍👍 A hopeful and inspiring place for all Americans as Frederick Douglass was born into slavery yet became free an spent his life working for the rights of African Americans and also women's rights.. Amazing view of DC cityscape and the capital.
If you have kids, bring them to see this American hero's...
4.80 (875 reviews)
(~9.14 km from centre)
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Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture
Museum
👍👍 One of my favorite museums in DC. Not only is it free but it also stays open later (7pm) than many of the other museums in the area. Hall of Presidents is impressive, especially the Obama and Clinton portraits. Go up to the third floor for an impressively large portrait of LL Cool J.
The architectu...
4.80 (817 reviews)
(~6.19 km from centre)
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Military Women's Memorial
Museum
Established in 1997, this neoclassical memorial honors women who have served in the US military.
4.80 (531 reviews)
(~1.9 km from centre)
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The Society of the Cincinnati
Museum
👍👍 We stopped in after lunch for the Hamilton exhibit, we didnt even know this place was here. We stayed for the tour of the home, it was informative and delightful. This is honestly my new favorite museum in the District. Our docent, Dan, was engaging and a wealth of knowledge. Such an unexpected trea...
4.80 (229 reviews)
(~5.2 km from centre)
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Saint John Paul II National Shrine
Shrine
👍 Though it looks like a modern private school on the outside, the inside is dignified and engaging.
Go in and start with the movie in the basement and then meander though the exhibitions on the various genres of JP2’s pontificate. The media is really impressive and the exhibits are well-curated with...
4.80 (126 reviews)
(~9.95 km from centre)
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Freedom House Museum
Museum
👍👍 This museum did such a great job honoring the lives and history of the enslaved people that went through Alexandria. It is a heavy topic, but absolutely worth learning about. I would definitely recommend this museum! The employees were very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful. There's parking in th...
4.80 (68 reviews)
(~8.66 km from centre)