10 days in Washington DC Itinerary

Kids will appreciate attractions like National Air and Space Museum and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Your cultural itinerary includes sights like National Gallery of Art and Washington National Cathedral. Change things up with these side-trips from Washington DC: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center (in Chantilly), Gettysburg (Gettysburg National Military Park & Devils Den) and The Walters Art Museum (in Baltimore). Next up on the itinerary: get a new perspective on nature at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, admire nature's wide array of creatures at Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, see the interesting displays at International Spy Museum, and explore the different monuments and memorials at Arlington National Cemetery.

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In December in Washington DC, expect temperatures between 51°F during the day and 37°F at night.