10 days in Washington DC Itinerary

Let the collections at National Air and Space Museum and National Gallery of Art capture your imagination. Popular historic sites such as Arlington National Cemetery and The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier are in your itinerary. Change things up with these side-trips from Washington DC: Breezy Point Beach (in Chesapeake Beach), North Beach (in North Beach) and Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (in Vienna). There's much more to do: stroll through Gettysburg National Military Park, get engrossed in the history at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Washington National Cathedral, and pause for some serene contemplation at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

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March in Washington DC sees daily highs of 55°F and lows of 37°F at night. Cap off your sightseeing on the 5th (Wed) early enough to travel back home.