9 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.

Get out of town with these interesting Washington DC side-trips: National Museum of the Marine Corps (in Triangle) and The Adventure Park at Sandy Spring (in Sandy Spring). Next up on the itinerary: see the interesting displays at National Air and Space Museum, learn about wildlife with up-close encounters at National Zoological Park, pause for some photo ops at Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and get engrossed in the history at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

For reviews, ratings, where to stay, and more tourist information, go to the Washington DC day trip planning site.

Expect a daytime high around 55°F in March, and nighttime lows around 37°F. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 27th (Sat) early enough to travel back home.