If
you are looking for history and museums you have certainly
found it. Washington D.C. offers museums for art, history,
technology and music. The landmarks and architecture is
famous and interesting for the whole family. There is
American history right down the street from where you are
staying while you're in Washington D.C. including the George
Washington Mount and Arlington Cemetery. We have
highlighted some information below to help you plan a
educational excursion in Memphis.
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Museums
Capital
Children's Museum - The
Capital Children’s Museum is located just three blocks from
Union Station, making it a convenient excursion. Admission is
$6, but worth the money as kids aged 2 – 12 will enjoy
the opportunity to touch and play with everything under the
roof.
Newseum
- The Newseum is one
of the Washington area’s newest attractions. Free of charge,
the Newseum offers interactive exhibits in the field of
broadcasting and journalism.
United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum - America’s
only national memorial to the Holocaust, the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Museum was created by a unanimous act of congress.
Not recommended for children under 12.
Corcoran
Gallery Of Art - The
Corcoran Gallery of Art houses Washington’s oldest art
collection. Featuring works by impressionists, the Hudson
River School and others, the Corcoran’s permanent collection
numbers over 11,000 works.
College Park Aviation Museum
- This new 27,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art museum uses animatronics and interactive exhibits to tell the story of the
World's Oldest Operating Airport - the College Park Airport. The museum highlights many of the significant achievements in aviation
that have occurred since Wilbur Wright taught the first military aviators to fly here in 1909.
Phone: (301) 864-6029
Historic Sites
& Landmarks
Arlington National Cemetery
- America's largest national burial ground with more than 600 acres of landscaped hills. Among the thousands of white headstones are the graves of President John Kennedy, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, world champion boxer Joe Louis and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (to 7 p.m. April-September). Free admission. Choice of self-guided walking tour or paid shuttle tour (information available at the Visitors Center). Metro: Arlington Cemetery.
Phone: (703) 697-4967
George
Washington's Mount - George Washington's Mount Vernon: Estate and Gardens stretches over 500 open acres, featuring the Mansion,
Washington's Tomb, Slave Memorial, two museums, 12 outbuildings, gardens and the exciting new George Washington: Pioneer Farm site, plus shopping, dining and MORE!
Phone: (703) 780-2000
Gunston Hall Plantation
- The restored 18th century plantation home of George Mason, author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, is surrounded by
formal gardens and grounds, including a nature trail to the Potomac River. Open daily 9:30am-5pm. Located 22 miles south
of Washington, DC. $5 for adults, $4 Seniors, $1.50 Students.
Phone: (703) 550-9220
Marietta Manor
- Marietta is a 2 1/2 story, side-gabled brick plantation house with elegant Federal-style decorative detail and slightly later
T-wing. Open for walk-in tours Fridays and Sundays; group tours by appointment.
Phone: (301) 464-5291
Riversdale Mansion
- Built in. 1801, Riversdale Mansion is a rare combination of American and Flemish architecture. The mansion is available
for rental for weddings, receptions, luncheons and meetings. Phone: (301) 864-0420
If
you are looking for history and museums you have certainly
found it. Washington D.C. offers museums for art, history,
technology and music. The landmarks and architecture is
famous and interesting for the whole family. There is
American history right down the street from where you are
staying while you're in Washington D.C. including the George
Washington Mount and Arlington Cemetery. We have
highlighted some information below to help you plan a
educational excursion in Memphis.
