What is feasible for 2-3 days in DC?
We have never been there before and plan on staying at Cherry Hill and taking the bus to the metro. Our children are 11, 9, and 5. Is it realistic to anticipate spending one day at the National Mal...
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2-3 days is quite compress to see much more than the mall. But then your kids are on the young side to appreciate DC. We waited until they were 9/13/14 to go, and our 9 year old didn't enjoy the 5 days we spent there, but then he's more an outdoors kids.
We used the metro exclusively for the visit, which works out really well, though it was hard to get a feel for where you were when you pop out on the mall.
The national hanger, the air & space portion with all the planes might be a better choice for your kids. Not that air & space on the mall isn't great, just fewer planes.
My kids found the national archives to be a bore, but we combined it with a visit to the Spy museum which helped.
I assume you'll be there in the summer. Very hot and humid. Also the Washington Monument is not a walkup activity, make reservations now, if you have your dates.
We used the metro exclusively for the visit, which works out really well, though it was hard to get a feel for where you were when you pop out on the mall.
The national hanger, the air & space portion with all the planes might be a better choice for your kids. Not that air & space on the mall isn't great, just fewer planes.
My kids found the national archives to be a bore, but we combined it with a visit to the Spy museum which helped.
I assume you'll be there in the summer. Very hot and humid. Also the Washington Monument is not a walkup activity, make reservations now, if you have your dates.
