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NPRjunkieDC t1_jad89p3 wrote

Do you have access to a car ? Monticello + Charlottesville nearby .

In DC :

Cross Tate Bridge and down Connecticut Ave past some grand buildings. Kalorama + Wyoming + California on your right side has embassy residences and other elegant homes.

Then down Connecticut to Dupont. Take New Hampshire Ave to U St , a beautiful walk .

Take them on a weekend to Eastern Market and walk through Capitol Hill.

Hillwood Estate Museum and Gardens The former mansion of cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post holds one of the world’s greatest collections of Russian Imperial art, which she collected in the USSR shortly after the Communist revolution It and an impressive array of French, Native American, and European antiques are displayed in her mansion and several outbuildings. In warmer months, there’s a manicured garden noted for its roses.

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clockoutdc t1_jaem5fg wrote

I definitely would recommend the Hillwood Estate if your family is into decorative arts. It’s absolutely gorgeous.

There should be a few new exhibits in DC around that time including an afrofuturism one at the National Museum of African American History & Culture. Also, the bird house at the zoo will be open—but you will need tickets. There’s a Disney-themed exhibit that will be opening at the American History Museum.

For festivals, besides those mentioned there will be the Georgetown French Market at the end of the month.

The Kennedy Center is having a river themed festival — there’s one performer that makes instruments out of ICE https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/festivals-series/riverrun/

If they enjoy art, I’d recommend going to the Phillips collection. If you can swing tickets, the Glenstone is always a treat too.

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