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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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Mount Vernon Estate & GardensParent rating: ![]() Location: 3200 George Washington Memorial Parkway, Mount Vernon, VA Mount Vernon was the beloved home of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage in 1759 until General Washington's death in 1799. He worked tirelessly to expand his plantation...
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College Park Aviation MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park, MD Opened in 1998, the College Park Aviation Museum is a 27,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility located on the grounds of the historic College Park Airport, the world's oldest continuously ...
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National Building MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC Prices: Great Hall, Museum Shop, cafe, or a docent-led tour of our historic landmark building: free of charge. Access to all galleries, including LEGO Architecture and the Building Zone, a... |
Heritage Farm MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 21668 Heritage Farm Lane, Sterling, VA The Heritage Farm Museum, located inside Claude Moore Park, has ...
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Oxon Hill FarmParent rating: ![]() Location: 6411 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD Located just outside the District in Oxon Cove Park, Oxon Hill Farm is a real working farm operated the same way it was at the end of the nineteenth century (the Farm's literature refers to thi...
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Alexandria Black History MuseumParent rating: ![]() Location: 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA The Alexandria Black History Museum is comprised of the Museum, the Watson Reading Room, and the Alexandria African American Heritage Park. The museum, devoted to exhibiting local and ... |
Supreme CourtParent rating: ![]() Location: 1st Street, NE & Maryland Avenue, NE, Washington, DC The Supreme Court offers a variety of educational programs. Exhibits, which are changed periodically, and a theater, where a film on the Supreme Court is shown, are located on the ground floor....
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Federal Bureau of InvestigationParent rating: ![]() Location: 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Tours of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are closed indefinitely due to extensive renovations. |
Embassy of the Czech RepublicParent rating: ![]() Location: 3900 Spring of Freedom Street, NW, Washington, DC The Consular Department of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Washington, DC provides consular services to Czech visitors and US residents of all the states that do not fall within the jurisd...
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Mary McLeod Bethune Council HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC Mary McLeod Bethune achieved her greatest national and international recognition at the Washington, DC townhouse at 1318 Vermont Avenue, NW, which is now an historic site. It was the first headquarter...
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National Shrine of the Immaculate ConceptionParent rating: ![]() Location: 400 Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington, DC The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is the patronal church and preeminent Marian Shrine of the United States, and is a place of prayer and pilgrimage for hundreds o...
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Woodlawn PlantationParent rating: ![]() Location: 9000 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA Woodlawn was constructed 1800-05 for Major Lawrence and Eleanor "Nelly" Custis Lewis, President Washington's nephew and Martha Washington's granddaughter. Washington provided 2,000 acres of the...
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AIA|DC Chapter HouseParent rating: ![]() Location: 1777 Church Street, NW, Washington, DC Founded in 1887, the Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Architects serves the Nation's Capital, functioning as both the "local" and "state" component of the AIA for the District of Columb...
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House of the TempleParent rating: ![]() Location: 1733 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC The House of the Temple is the impressive headquarters of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in the Southern Jurisdiction. Its architecture is an adaptation of the famous Mausoleum at Halicarnass...
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