17 days in Washington DC Itinerary

The capital of the United States, the District of Columbia contains the lion's share of the country's most treasured monuments, memorials, and public museums.

Museum-lovers will get to explore National Air and Space Museum and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Do your shopping at Loring Cornish Gallery and Madame Tussauds DC. Get out of town with these interesting Washington DC side-trips: Gari Melchers Home and Studio (in Falmouth), Quantico National Cemetery (in Quantico) and National Museum of the Marine Corps (in Triangle). There's still lots to do: admire the striking features of Washington National Cathedral, get answers to all your questions at Gettysburg National Military Park Museum & Visitor Center, identify plant and animal life at Hidden Oaks Nature Center, and contemplate the long history of Audubon Naturalist Society Woodend Sanctuary.

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Monrovia, Liberia to Washington DC is an approximately 25-hour flight. You can also do a combination of flight and car. The time zone difference when traveling from Monrovia to Washington DC is minus 5 hours. Plan for cooler temperatures traveling from Monrovia in November, with highs in Washington DC at 17°C and lows at 6°C. On the 5th (Sat), you'll have the morning to explore before heading back home.