Me my boyfriend are taking a trip to Washington, D.C. at the end of December. I love the arts I saw that admission was free! Its sounds too good to be true. Is it worth the trip? =)Also, is there anything you suggest a couple of cheap college kids do while in D.C?
yes, totally!!! It s one of my favorite museum! It s hug, so you should plan to spend a long time there. It also has has two wings, the East wing (which is older and has all the more classical stuff), and the West wing (which has more modern stuff) The Natal History Museum is very my fave though. It has a really cool mammal exhibit, and geology exhibit, and tons of other stuff! The Air And Space Museum is always worth a trip, especially if you ve never been there before. And climbing the Washington Monument is also fun (and free). If you really like art there is also this awesome new museum the American Art Museum. It is enormous, and pretty much impossible to do in one day, or a couple days even. It s got some pretty cool stuff though like Okeefe and Andy Wathall and all this crazy random stuff like the trash throne and all that. Its also near Chinatown/ Metro Center. We don t really have a Chinatown in DC. Imean there is like one block of Chinese stores and like the Starbucks sign is written in Chinese, but there are tons of other stuff in that area sooo... maybe worth a trip. Um... IDK what else if fun.... Georgetown is always good but it s really expensive so when I don t have money I don t even go there. Oh, Adams Morgan is my fave! They have a hookah bar, and all these crazy restaurants like an Ethiopian one and others. Its pretty much plain hippieville. umm... another thing not many people know about are the parks. Like, my fave (and one hardly anyone goes to) is Montrose Park. It is absolutely gorgeous. You have to pay to get in, but it s totally worth it, and then there is Dombarton Oaks right next to it which is just a regular public park, but really good because it s huge with woods and paths and a creek and benches and all that jazz.SO thats about it for my fave places. Hope you have fun!
Simply put, the National Gallery of Art is one of the world s best art museums. If you like fine art, particularly classical, the NGA is definitely worth a trip.Note that the NGA has a sculpture garden between the museum and the adjacent Smithsonian Natural History Museum (which is one of the finest such museums in the country). This time of year, there s an outdoor ice skating rink in the sculpture garden that also rents skates. Next to the rink is a very nice upscale snack bar. The ice skating rink does charge, but it s not excessive.In short, you can visit the NGA and go ice skating in one package. And just across from the sculpture garden/ice rink is the National Archives, where you can see the actual Declaration of Independence and Constitution. And of course, the National Archives is free.And before I forget, just across the National Mall from all of the above is a great historic carousel--just $2 a ride. And it s not just for little kids! Just the sort of thing for a young couple.
Its okay...I like the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) better myself. There are tons of things for college kids, but it really depends on what kind of college kid you are. Are you a cultural, love to sit and discuss literature and movements in art and the great Master s of Impressionism? Or are you the type who bar hop, or maybe the sit at a coffee shop and discuss Politics and global warming? There are things for each of those college types. I wouldn t even know where to begin
If you love art, definitely go. Some special exhibits may charge, but general admission is free.They will likely search/xray any bags you bring in though.
Well, all of the Smithsonian museums are free. Consult a guidebook to DC [printed or on line - e.g. Frommer s, Fodor s] for details and suggestions for walking tours .