7 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.

Family-friendly places like National Air and Space Museum and National Gallery of Art will thrill your kids. Get a sense of the local culture at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and Washington National Cathedral. Explore Washington DC's surroundings by going to Gettysburg National Military Park (in Gettysburg), Old Rag Mountain Hike (in Shenandoah National Park) and Antietam National Battlefield (in Sharpsburg). And it doesn't end there: get engrossed in the history at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, pause for some photo ops at Vietnam Veterans Memorial, see the interesting displays at The National Archives Museum, and look for all kinds of wild species at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary.

To find more things to do and tourist information, use the Washington DC tour itinerary planning site.

If you are flying in from United Kingdom, the closest major aiports are Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Joint Base Andrews. In September, daily temperatures in Washington DC can reach 32°C, while at night they dip to 21°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 8th (Sun) early enough to travel back home.