Mama Geek Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 We will be visiting family about 2 hours outside of DC in late July early August and we are considering taking my dd9 into DC for a day or maybe 2. I am thinking a day for the Capitol Building, the memorials on the National Mall and the Air and Space museum of the Smithsonian one day and Mt Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery the other day. Does anyone know of any good documentaries on the monuments, the capitol building, Mt. Vernon, or Arlington National Cemetery? I have Amazon Prime, but am willing to get from other places if it is good. She doesn't watch TV other than an occasional movie so she really hasn't been exposed to what is there. Also if there are any good audio tourism downloads for an android that would be helpful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 That’s ambitious for each day.🌺This time of year the attractions are busy and lines are long. If you are going to the Capitol Visitor Center, be sure to goggle what you can bring in. It’s very restrictive. If you take time to enjoy your walk on the mall, that’s probably 3 hours. The Air and Space museum is another 2-3 hours. You would have to drive to Mt Vernon. Tickets are bought and you have a time to tour, plan 3 hours. Arlington Cemetery is beautiful, plan at least 2 hours there. Hope your daughter enjoys her time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saw Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 The Mount Vernon website has a number of free videos to watch: https://www.mountvernon.org/video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGrief Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) We were just at Mt Vernon a couple weeks ago. Be sure to plan ahead, as entrance to the main house is limited to tours given at certain times. You might arrive at 10, and not be able to get a tour until 12:30 or later, for example. You can walk around the grounds on your own, but the house is worth seeing. Also keep in mind that Mt Vernon is quite a ways from DC proper, and transportation (and parking if you are going to brave driving into DC) will be a factor. We thought we would drive to Mt Vernon then take the Metro from a nearby station. Well, it turned out that the nearby stations were closed, which complicated the plan 🙂 Edited June 28, 2019 by GoodGrief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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