Things to do in Washington (US)

Crowd levels and popular times for Washington : Follow the crowd or avoid the queues by visiting the most popular attractions during the quiet hours as indicated below.

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Lincoln Memorial (Monument)
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW
4.8

Lincoln Memorial is most popular around 3 PM on Saturdays. Visitors usually stay 25 min here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (Museum)
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
4.8

Visitors usually stay up to 2,5 hours here.

Our mission is to promote understanding of the natural world and our place in it. The museum’s collections tell the history of the planet and are a record of human interaction with the environment and one another. As we all work to shape a sustainable world, this record becomes the starting point. It is our guidebook to how the future can look and work.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (Museum)
600 Independence Ave SW
4.6

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum is most popular around 1 PM on Mondays. Visitors usually stay up to 2,5 hours here. It's most quiet on Wednesdays.

Free timed-entry passes are required. See our website for more details. The National Air and Space Museum’s building on the National Mall recently reopened with eight new galleries. Explore them all.

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Smithsonian National Museum of American History (Museum)
1300 Constitution Ave. NW
4.7

Visitors usually stay up to 2,5 hours here.

The National Museum of American History empowers people to create a just and compassionate future by exploring, preserving, and sharing the complexity of our past. We collect artifacts of all kinds—from gowns to locomotives—to preserve an enduring record of our past for the American people.

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Washington Monument (Monument)
2 15th St NW
4.7

Washington Monument is most popular around 12 PM on Fridays. Visitors usually stay 20 min here. It's most quiet on Thursdays.

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US Capitol Grounds (Park)
Washington, DC 20004
4.7

US Capitol Grounds is most popular around 1 PM on Wednesdays. Visitors usually stay up to 2.5 hours here. It's most quiet on Mondays.

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