Things to do in Washington DC?

[bigrash]

I'll be there with my friends next week. Any ideas other than seeing the Capitol and Lincoln Memorial?

 

[mugs]

If you like museums, there's plenty of them there.

 

[MiniDoom]

Georgetown or Adams Morgan. I also like great falls park. You could go to a wizards game.

 

[Jeeebus]

Ya it kinda depends on what you and your friends are into, and whether you're asking day/night activities.

 

[jlbenedict]

Be sure and wear some Dallas Cowboy apparel.. rumor has it, they love it in D.C.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
Georgetown or Adams Morgan. I also like great falls park. You could go to a wizards game.

 

[OpenThirdEye]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
Georgetown or Adams Morgan. I also like great falls park. You could go to a wizards game.

DuPont Circle's alright, too. Adam's Morgan is fantastic for bar hopping. If you want to catch a show of some sorts, you can always see if The 9:30 Club has something going on that isn't sold out. Also there's the DC Improv for some comedy.

 

[waggy]

run around at night and see how long it takes you to get mugged!

 

[Canai]

Mug the prez

 

[pinion9]

Holocaust museum. Very sobering. Do not go there if you plan on going out and doing something fun afterwards (Let's go see what Hitler did then hit the clubs!) You absolutely cannot miss it.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: OpenThirdEye

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
Georgetown or Adams Morgan. I also like great falls park. You could go to a wizards game.

DuPont Circle's alright, too. Adam's Morgan is fantastic for bar hopping. If you want to catch a show of some sorts, you can always see if The 9:30 Club has something going on that isn't sold out. Also there's the DC Improv for some comedy.

9:30 is great, but make sure to drive out there

 

[JoeKing]

if you like jazz there's
http://www.bohemiancaverns.com
lots of other jazz clubs around that area.

tip: use the metro because parking and traffic are a chore.

 

[bigrash]

thanks for the suggestions.
we're basically looking for places to see during the day, and maybe go to clubs/bar at night.

 

[Jeeebus]

If you've never been, the Zoo is great this time of year, and the pandas just got a new habitat.


Or you could swing by the Farragut West metro and we'll go to Smith & Wollensky for lunch FTW!

 

[ForumMaster]

there's plenty of museums. my favorite is the space museum followed by the natural history and the Smithsonian

 

[FoBoT]

you can spend several days just at the smithsonian buildings, if you take your time to look at everything

 

[GTaudiophile]

ATOT Meet?

 

[OpenThirdEye]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
ATOT Meet?

that'd actually be kind of fun since I've never gotten to attend one as of yet. I just moved out here about 4 months ago.

Originally posted by: JoeKing

tip: use the metro because parking and traffic are a chore.

I think that goes for all of the DC area

 

[Alex]

pelt the white house with rotten vegetables? toy nukes?
i dunno never been there

 

[Jeeebus]

Originally posted by: franguinho
pelt the white house with rotten vegetables? toy nukes?
i dunno never been there

While I wouldn't mind grabbing some lunch with fellow ATOTers, spending the night in jail with y'all might be a bit much.

 

[skyking]

I'd second the zoo suggestions, and you could spend a day easy riding around the mall on thetourmobile shuttle going to museums, Union station, Arlington Cemetery.

 

[astrosfan90]

Originally posted by: rdubbz420
Georgetown

Just remember, I think you can legally be shot at for not wearing at a minimum two collared shirts, with both collars popped, preferably pink and black.

 

[acemcmac]

See the national mall at 3am.

it is....

1) beautiful
2) eerily dark, considering how security concious we are in major cities today
3) an easy way to score bonus points boinking your gf. Boinking a woman on the side of the reflection pool is on my list of things to do before I die.

 

[Mellman]

Dupont Circle...lol I always laugh when i go through there, its got a lot of...character lets say...yeah I better stop before I get banned

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: pinion9
Holocaust museum. Very sobering. Do not go there if you plan on going out and doing something fun afterwards (Let's go see what Hitler did then hit the clubs!) You absolutely cannot miss it.

We went on a family vacation shortly after the musuem opened. My mom got a little spooked while we were there, because my brother and I(I think 10 and 11 at the time) were in a section where they had passages written by children who had died in the holocaust/ little scenes of what life was like. We were walking through and reading the little stories, I'd love to go back and experience it as an adult.

I think we spent 3 days going to the smithsonian and did'nt see it all, that's worth checking out, maybe break up your museuming with trips to other neaby stuff so you don't get too worn out on walking.