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PDF Document Attraction Address/Telephone Hours of operation Closest Metro stop/line Admission Additional Information Abingdon Plantation 2400 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 7am-6pm Ronald Reagan Washington None Only remains of the plantation are National Airport/ Blue, Yellow left right next to the airport. African American Civil War 1200 U Street, NW Monday 10am-5pm U Street/Green None Groups of more than five should Memorial and Museum Washington, DC 20009 Tuesday-Friday 10am-6:30pm call ahead (202) 667-2667 Saturday 10am-4pm Sunday 12pm-4pm African American History and 10-5:30pm Daily Federal Triangle/Blue, Silver, None 1400 Constitution Ave NW Culture National Museum Closed December 15 Orange line Washington, DC 20560 1-844-750-3012 Air Force Memorial 1 Air Force Memorial Drive 8am-8pm daily Pentagon City Station/Blue, Yellow None Arlington, VA 22204 Closed Christmas Alexandria Black History Museum 902 Wythe Street Braddock Road/Blue Line $3.00 per person Alexandria, Virginia 22314 10am-4pm Tuesday-Saturday Alexandria Freedmen’s Cemetery 1000 block of South Washington Open everyday Not accessible via Metro None Alexandria Black History Museum Street coordinates project Alexandria, VA (703) 838-4356 Anacostia Community Museum 1901 Fort Place, SE 10am-5pm Daily Anacostia/Green; then take a bus None Washington, DC 20020 Closed December 25 to museum; visit website for (202) 633-4820 directions Annapolis Maritime Museum 723 2nd St, Closed; Check back in spring of Not accessible via Metro; $5.00 per person. Groups must be Tour length: 1 hour total (45- Annapolis, MD 21403 2020 approximately 34 Miles from a minimum of 10 people, minute tour with 15 minutes built in (410) 295-0104 Washington, DC recommended maximum between for questions) 12 and 15 people American Art Museum 8th and F Streets, NW 11:30am-7pm daily Gallery Place/Red None (Smithsonian) Washington, DC Closed December 25 (202) 633-7970 American Red Cross National 430 17th Street, NW Open for tours Wednesday and Union station/Red line No admission charged, reservation Headquarters Washington, DC 20006 Friday at 10am and 2pm. required (202) 303-4233 Arlington House (Custis-Lee Arlington National Cemetery 9:30am-4:30pm daily Arlington Cemetery/Blue None Parking provided at Arlington Mansion) Arlington, VA Closed January 1, December 25 15-minute walk from Metro Cemetery (703) 235-1530 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, VA 8am-7pm April 1-September 30 Arlington Cemetery/Blue None No tickets needed for self-guided (703) 607-8000 8am-5pm October 1-March 31 tour; tickets required for tour buses Arts and Industries Building 900 Jefferson Drive, SW Closed except for special events. Smithsonian/Orange, Blue, Silver none Washington, DC (202) 633-1000 Ash Lawn-Highland (James 2050 James Monroe Parkway 9am-6pm April-October Not accessible via Metro; $13 for youth and adult Guided house tours available Monroe’s home) Charlottesville, VA 22902 11am-5 pm November-March approximately 120 miles from (434) 293-8000 Washington, DC Awakening, The 153 National Plaza 9-5pm Daily Not accessible via Metro None Sculpture scheduled to be moved Oxon Hill, MD 20745 to National Harbor, Prince George’s County, MD Babe Ruth Birthplace Museum 216 Emory Street April-September Monday-Sunday: Not accessible via Metro; 41 miles Adults: $12.00; Seniors/Military: Baltimore, MD 21230 10:00am to 5:00pm northeast from Washington, DC $10.00; Children (ages 5-16): (410)-727-1539 October-March Tuesday-Sunday: $6.00 10:00am to 5:00pm Baltimore Orioles (MLB) Oriole Park at Camden Yards April, May, September: Monday- Not accessible via Metro; 41 miles Adults - $15 Discounted rates are available for 333 West Camden Street Friday 11am, Saturday 11am northeast from Washington, DC 3 to 14 - $10 groups of 25 or more. To schedule Baltimore, MD &1pm; Sunday 12pm & 2pm (Non- a private tour, please call Ballpark (888) 848-2473 Game Days) Tours at (410) 547-6234 Baltimore Ravens (NFL) 1101 Russell Street Tuesday & Wednesday: 9am, Not accessible via Metro; 41 miles $5 per person If you would like a tour outside of Baltimore, MD 21230 10:30am, 12pm, & 1:30pm northeast from Washington, DC $100 per person for individual their designated window please (410) 261-RAVE tours include that in your email to to the stadium Basilica of the National Shrine of 400 Michigan Avenue, NE Monday-Saturday: 9am, 10am, Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention None the Immaculate Conception Washington, DC 11am, 1pm, 2pm, & 3pm Center/Green and Yellow Lines (202) 526-8300 Sundays: 1:30pm, 2:30pm, & 3:30pm Banneker-Douglass Museum 84 Franklin St Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm No accessible via Metro; 34 Miles None Annapolis, MD 21401 from Washington, DC (410) 216-6180 Berkeley Plantation (Benjamin and 12602 Harrison Landing Rd 9:30am-4:30pm daily Not accessible via Metro; Adults: $15 Guided house tours available William Henry Harrison’s home) Charles City, VA 23030 Closed Thanksgiving and approximately 135 miles from 60+: $14 (804) 829-6018 December 25 Washington, DC 6-12: $6.50 Blair House 1651-1653 Pennsylvania Avenue, Not available McPherson Square/Orange, Blue N/A Not open for public tours, but NW, visible from Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC across from the White House. (804) 829-6018 Bureau of Engraving and Printing 14th and C Street, SW Monday-Friday 8:30am-2:45pm Smithsonian/Orange, Blue None Schedule through my office or pick Washington, DC 20228 up free same-day tickets starting at (202) 874-8888 8am at booth on Raoul Wallenberg Place Capital One Arena 601 F Street NW, Monday-Friday 10am-5:30pm Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 628-3200 Carlyle House Historic Park 121 North Fairfax Street 10am-5pm Tuesday-Saturday; 12- King Street or Braddock 6-12: $3.00 Alexandria,VA 5pm Sunday; closed Mondays Road/Yellow, Blue 13+ $5.00 (703) 549-2997 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) 1000 Colonial Farm Rd Not open for public tours Not accessible via Metro; Not applicable No public access or tours. Virtual McLean, VA 22101 approximately 15 miles from tours available on the Internet Washington, DC Charles Carroll House of 107 Duke of Gloucester St The house and garden are open Not accessible via Metro; Admission is free for individuals Annapolis Annapolis, MD 21401 June thru October weekends from approximately 34 miles from and groups up to 6 visitors. noon until 4PM for public weekend Washington, DC tours Admission is free for Chase-Lloyd House 22 Maryland Ave, May 1-December 2020; Monday- Not accessible via Metro; $10.00 Annapolis, MD 21401 Saturday 2-4 p.m. approximately 34 miles from (410) 263-2723 Washington, DC Children's Museum of Richmond 2626 West Broad St. 9:30am-5pm Daily Not accessible via Metro $8-9 Richmond, VA 23220 (804) 474-7062 Christian Heurich House Mansion 1307 New Hampshire Avenue, Tours conducted 11:30am, 1pm Dupont Circle/Red $5-10 (The Brewmaster’s Castle) NW Wednesday-Saturday, and 2:30pm Washington, DC 20036 Saturday (202) 429-1894 Civil War Life-The Soldier's 6125 Boydton Plank Road March-November 9-5pm Tuesday- Not accessible via Metri; Adults: $15.00; Military/62+ Museum Petersburg, VA 23803 Sunday Approximately 53 miles south of $12.00; age 6-12 $8.00; 5 and 804-861-2891 Washington D.C. under Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, SE 10am-2pm Monday, Wednesday, Patomac Ave & Stadium- None Washington, DC Friday Armory/Orange, Blue, Silver (202) 543-0539 9am-1pm Sunday Corcoran Gallery of Art 500 17th Street, NW Closed; Check back in Fall 2020 Farragut West/Orange, Blue, None Special exhibit tickets must be Washington, DC 20006 Silver purchased separately (202) 639-1700 Farragut North/Red DC United Major League Soccer RFK Stadium 2400 East Capitol Submit tour request: Not easily accessible via Metro None (MLS) Street Personal Tour Request Washington, DC 20003 (202) 587-5000 Daughters of the American 1776 D Street, NW Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm Farragut West/Orange, Blue, None Revolution (DAR) Museum Washington, DC 20006 Saturday 9:00am-5pm Silver (202) 628-1776 Farragut North/Red Decatur Museum 1610 18th Street, NW Monday: 11am, 12:30pm, & 2pm Farragut West/Orange, Blue, None Washington, DC Silver (202) 842-0920 Farragut North/Red Department of State Diplomatic 2201 C Street, NW Tours by appointment Foggy Bottom/Blue, Silver, Orange None Rooms Washington, D.C. 20520 (202) 647-3241 Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House 3725 Dr. Samuel Mudd Road, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 11am- Not accessible via Metri; 6-12: $2.00 2nd stop on John Wilkes Booth's Waldorf, MD 4pm Approximately 26 miles southeast 13+: $8.00 escape after killing Lincoln (301) 645-6870 Sunday 12pm-4pm from Washington D.C. Drug Enforcement Administration 700 Army Navy Drive 10am-4pm Tuesday-Saturday Not accessible via Metro None Museum & Visitors Center Arlington, VA 22202 Closed Federal Holidays (202) 307-3463 No admission charged Dumbarton Oaks Gardens and R and 31st Streets 2-6pm March 15-October 31 Farragut West/Orange, Blue Adult: $10 Admission charged during regular Museum Washington, DC 20007 2-5pm November-March 14 Military with ID: $8 season (March 15-October) for Closed during inclement weather, 60+: $8 entrance to gardens and for docent- Mondays federal holidays College Students with ID: $5 led museum tours No admission Ebenezer United Methodist Church 400 D Street, SW Sunday 11am-2pm Capitol South/ Orange, Blue, Silver None Washington, DC 20024 Einstein Memorial 2102 Constitution Avenue, NW Located outside; no hours Foggy Bottom/Orange, Blue None Washington, DC 20418 maintained Eisenhower National Historic Site 243 Eisenhower Farm Rd 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday Not accessible via Metro; 85 miles 13+ $9.00; 6-12 $5.00 Gettysburg, PA 17325 north from Washington D.C. Emancipation Statue at Lincoln Lincoln Park Dr NE, 5am-12midnight daily Eastern Market/Orange, Blue None Park Washington, DC 20003 Factory Tours 34 W Philadelphia St Varies Various factories to Tour in and Varies York, PA 17401 Check website for information near York, Pennsylvania.
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