Teresa’s Guidebook!!
Sightseeing
For those with energy, this is the mini three day tour of Washington, DC. Usually, people take 5-7 days, but if you hustle are in great physical shape, and taxi / uber, it can be done!
1 Day - Smithsonian + Washington Monument
1 Day - National Zoo + National Cemetery
1 Day - US Capital + National Archives + White House
1 Evening - lit monuments are spectacular! Plus it’s cooler, fewer tourists, and more relaxing. Drive or take a tour. Don't miss Iwo Jima, then Washington, WWII, Lincoln, Vietnam & Jefferson Monuments. Buy tour tickets far in advance. Walk safely if in a large group if not with a tour.
If you’ve done the Air and Space Museum at the National Mall, this is the next place to go for flight enthusiasts! It’s by the Dulles Airport. Well worth the time!
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Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum PkwyIf you’ve done the Air and Space Museum at the National Mall, this is the next place to go for flight enthusiasts! It’s by the Dulles Airport. Well worth the time!
22.4 miles. Take one car since they charge for parking. The place to go for aviation lovers. Lots of the bigger planes, space shuttle, spy planes, and simulation games. Go to the top and watch planes land at Dulles Airport. They have IMAX shows also. Plan this on a day you can drive out there. You will go against traffic if you leave in the morning. Take the free airport road, then once at the air port, navigate to the museum.
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Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center
14390 Air and Space Museum Pkwy22.4 miles. Take one car since they charge for parking. The place to go for aviation lovers. Lots of the bigger planes, space shuttle, spy planes, and simulation games. Go to the top and watch planes land at Dulles Airport. They have IMAX shows also. Plan this on a day you can drive out there. You will go against traffic if you leave in the morning. Take the free airport road, then once at the air port, navigate to the museum.
There seems to be a growing Abraham Lincoln interest. This is his summer cottage where he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and spent his free time getting out of the White House. Pair this with the Lincoln Memorial, a trip to Ford's Theater to see where he was assassinated, and the National Museum of Health and Medicine that displays the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln, encased alongside bits of his skull. This will take a full day.
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President Lincoln's Cottage
140 Rock Creek Church Rd NWThere seems to be a growing Abraham Lincoln interest. This is his summer cottage where he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation and spent his free time getting out of the White House. Pair this with the Lincoln Memorial, a trip to Ford's Theater to see where he was assassinated, and the National Museum of Health and Medicine that displays the bullet that killed Abraham Lincoln, encased alongside bits of his skull. This will take a full day.
Neighborhood Food scene
There are 20 restaurants within 1/2 mile. About 75 walkable from Ballston to Clarendon. Vegan, gluten-free, heart friendly is no problem at many restaurants. Over 90% of Washingtonian Magazine’s great places to eat in Arlington are within walking distance. washingtonian.com/2016/05/11/great-places-to-eat-in-arlington/
4.1 miles in Little Saigon "Eden Center." This vegan Buddist restaurant is filling, inexpensive, and many items looks like meat. They have great tofu and spring roll take-and-go packages. Ask for their special sauce they make and keep in a pot in the back and add some garlic chile or siracha sauce and you are in protein heaven! They also have tables where you can sit and have family or solo meals.
Dieu Huong Vegetarian Restaurant
4.1 miles in Little Saigon "Eden Center." This vegan Buddist restaurant is filling, inexpensive, and many items looks like meat. They have great tofu and spring roll take-and-go packages. Ask for their special sauce they make and keep in a pot in the back and add some garlic chile or siracha sauce and you are in protein heaven! They also have tables where you can sit and have family or solo meals.