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When it's too rainy or hot or cold, and the kids need some indoor activity, you can find it here, from museums to aquariums, bowling, play spaces, bounce houses, arts centers, libraries, story times, and more.Takoma Community CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 300 Van Buren Street, NW, Washington, DC Amenities at the Takoma Community Center include a baseball field with a 60' diamond, two basketball courts, a playground, two indoor swimming pools, six tennis courts, and several multi-purpos...
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Harman Center for the Arts/Shakespeare TheatreParent rating: ![]() Location: Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F Street, NW, Washington, DC The Harman Center for the Arts is comprised of two theaters - the 451-seat Lansburgh Theatre and the 775-seat Sidney Harman Hall. The Lansburgh has long been the home of DC's renowned Shakes...
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Jelleff Boys & Girls ClubParent rating: ![]() Location: 3265 S Street, NW, Washington, DC Jelleff Boys & Girls Club provides a safe and fun place for kids to spend time after school. The Jelleff Club is a full-service, year-round Club offering a variety of programs in sports, educat...
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YMCA ArlingtonParent rating: ![]() Location: 3422 North 13th Street, Arlington, VA Y programs are extremely family-oriented. Kids and adults alike can play soccer or micro-soccer, take lessons in karate and jujitsu, and more. The outdoor pool is open from Memor... |
Stead Park Recreation CenterParent rating: ![]() Location: 1625 P Street, NW, Washington, DC Facilities at the Stead Park Recreation Center include two playgrounds, a lighted basketball court, a multi-use playing field, picnic areas, and an indoor recreation center that offers basketba...
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Kettler Capitals IceplexParent rating: ![]() Location: 627 N. Glebe Road, Suite 800, Arlington, VA The Kettler Capitals Iceplex offers lessons, public skates, adult leagues, and ringside seats for Washington Capitals practice sessions on two NHL-sized rinks. Lessons include Learn to ... |
THEARCParent rating: ![]() Location: 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE, Washington, DC The Town Hall Education Arts & Recreation Campus - THEARC - is a $27 million, 110,000 square foot, state-of-the art campus located in southeast DC. Nine cultural and social service agencies are...
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Build-a-BearParent rating: ![]() Location: 7101 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD A combination toy store and workshop that lets kids create their own stuffed animals, Build-a-Bear offers both drop-in fun and party options for little cuddlers. Bears and other stuffab... |
Politics & ProseParent rating: ![]() Location: 5015 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Politics & Prose is one of DC's best-loved independent bookstores. Fortunately for parents, they also have a fabulous children's section, complete with a secret cubbyhole under the stairs for s...
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All Fired UpParent rating: ![]() Location: 3413 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC At All Fired Up, children and families can let their inner artist shine on any one of hundreds of pottery pieces (even dishes for your pets) or mosaic designs. The glazes are nontoxic and lead ...
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Artworks Fine Art StudioParent rating: ![]() Location: 7740 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda, MD Artworks Fine Art Studio is dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of fine art; classes focus on the fundamentals of drawing and painting. Instructors at Artworks use a step-by-step teaching...
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Capitol Hill Arts WorkshopParent rating: ![]() Location: 545 7th Street, SE, Washington, DC Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) offers families a multitude of ways to learn to express themselves through the visual arts, dance, music, and theatre. CHAW offers classes for children ...
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Franciscan Monastery of the Holy LandParent rating: ![]() Location: 1400 Quincy Street, NE, Washington, DC The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land is an often unexpected surprise to those who don't live in Brookland. And once discovered, people are reluctant to share their find, as the monastery i...
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