| There are kid friendly vacations locations | | | | favorite of ours. Be sure to see the Hope |
| throughout the United States and beyond. One | | | | Diamond on display there. |
| of our family's favorite family vacation | | | | |
| spots is Washington DC. Our family of six has | | | | The National Zoo is a fantastic place to walk |
| traveled to Washington DC many times .... | | | | and enjoy your family vacation time together. |
| This article lists our favorite kid friendly | | | | The apes were personal favorites at the |
| Washington DC family vacation attractions... | | | | National Zoo. |
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| Over time, and after many family vacations to | | | | There is no charge to visit any of the |
| Washington DC, we have found that the best | | | | Smithsonian Museums. The Museums open at |
| amount of time spent in Washington DC with | | | | 10:00 AM daily. |
| children is three days. There is just so much | | | | |
| to see and do there, you will absolutely wear | | | | The Bureau of Engraving and Printing |
| yourself out if you try to so it all at once. | | | | |
| | | | This tour is absolutely awesome. The tour was |
| The Smithsonian Museums | | | | about 45 minutes long, and very informative. |
| | | | The tour guides were very open to answering |
| You and your family can literally spend days | | | | any questions that the visitors might have. |
| in each of the Smithsonian Museums without | | | | The tour is throughout the actual working |
| seeing all that there is to see in each | | | | Bureau. There is actual currency printing |
| museum. The Smithsonian consists of 17 | | | | going on during the tour. The kids loved it, |
| museums and the National Zoo in Washington, | | | | and the gift shop at the end of the tour was |
| D.C., and 2 museums in New York City | | | | a real treat. |
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| Of the museums in Washington DC, our | | | | The Bureau is located on 14th & C Sts. SW in |
| favorites are The National Air and Space | | | | Washington DC. If you are visiting in March - |
| Museum, the National Museum of American | | | | August, you will need a free ticket for the |
| History, the National Museum of Natural | | | | tour. The ticket booth, which is located on |
| History, and the National Zoo. | | | | 15th Street, is open at 8:00 AM - get there |
| | | | early, the tickets are usually gone by 9:00 |
| The National Air and Space Museum has a great | | | | AM. |
| number of kid friendly activities throughout | | | | |
| the museum. Our favorite was the paper | | | | Fords Theater |
| airplane contest - The contest consisted of | | | | |
| constructing a paper airplane, and then | | | | The Fords Theater is a live, working theater |
| flying is through a loop held by one of the | | | | in downtown Washington DC as well as a |
| attendants. | | | | memorial serving as a living tribute to |
| | | | President Lincoln's love of the performing |
| The National Museum of American History is a | | | | arts. The Theater is in excellent condition, |
| complete study in the culture and history of | | | | and the tour allows you to spend as much time |
| America and the American people. We really | | | | as you would like in the theater. |
| enjoy walking through all of the exhibits and | | | | |
| being reminded of how far the American People | | | | The tour was simple and very interesting, and |
| have come in the arena of transportation | | | | we were able to take photos inside the |
| through the years. | | | | theater. The tour guides were very |
| | | | informative and willing to spend as much time |
| The National Museum of Natural History is | | | | with us as we wanted to spend in the theater. |
| dedicated to understanding the natural world, | | | | This tour is definitely a "must see" on any |
| and our place in it. The animal exhibits are | | | | of your family vacations. |
| amazing. The dinosaur exhibit is a family | | | | |