Things to Do Alone in Washington, D.C.
“The best thing which we derive from history is the enthusiasm that it raises in us.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe …
Where to Stay outside Washington, D.C.
White marble monuments softly glow. Museums teem with fascinating objects. Neoclassical buildings house the moments that shape the future of a nation….
Hotels near the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
On October 11, 1776, nine American vessels, under the command of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, fought a better-armed British fleet in a…
Hotels near the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
The 11-ton African Bush Elephant rears its trunk in the beaux-arts building’s magnificent three-story Rotunda. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History…
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
The small space houses a collection that has spanned the globe and flown to the Moon. The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space…
Hotels near the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C., hosts nearly 400 species of animals, including big cats, Andean bears, and of course…