19 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.

Appreciate the collections at National Air and Space Museum and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Shop till you drop at Brown's Orchards and Farm Market and Shenandoah Valley Artworks. Explore Washington DC's surroundings by going to Baltimore (Fell's Point, Loring Cornish Gallery, &more), Eldreth Pottery Factory Showroom and Tour (in Oxford) and Gallery On Madison (in Middleburg). There's lots more to do: admire the masterpieces at National Gallery of Art, examine the collection at The National Archives Museum, get engrossed in the history at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and pause for some photo ops at Lincoln Memorial.

To see where to stay, maps, more things to do, and more tourist information, read our Washington DC visit planner.

If you are flying in from Senegal, the closest major aiports are Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Joint Base Andrews. Expect a daytime high around 37°C in July, and nighttime lows around 26°C.