Submitted by [deleted] t3_11y31rj in washingtondc
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romanceordelusion t1_jd8x7cd wrote
Love the idea that tourists are now going to be calling the Washington monument “wash mon.” Not a criticism of you, just cracks me up
keyjan t1_jda5k3n wrote
I am a lazy typist ⌨️😊
romanceordelusion t1_jd619dt wrote
Go check out the websites of the specific Smithsonian’s you want to see. All the info is there for reservations etc!
MoreThanEADGBE t1_jd60vhw wrote
Tickets are whatever you want to pay, but there's no admission fee.
First time I went to a museum in another city, my wife had to stop me: "You have to pay first!"
The thought had never occurred to me...
celj1234 t1_jd64jq8 wrote
Don’t wear your countries goose jackets
TrillyMike t1_jd626qa wrote
Lincoln memorial at night still go crazy!
jmyun1004 t1_jd64a68 wrote
Hello fellow Canuck! Others have answered your question about the Smithsonian Museums and other sites, but regarding the White House. The White House website says foreigners should go through their embassy to book tours, but the Canadian mission recently posted a clarification, essentially saying “We don’t know what they’re talking about.”
The only times when I as a Canadian was able to tour the White House (generally just the East Wing) was through friends or colleagues who interned there or knew someone who worked there. And even then it’s been a few years so not sure if that’s still possible.
MoreThanEADGBE t1_jd61tmm wrote
A week isn't enough time for the museums. They are almost all lined up on both sides of the Mall. Congress is on one end, Washington and Jefferson on the other, Lincoln a little further. The Zoo is up the Red Line a little North.
You might want to see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, that's in Arlington, across the Potomac river. There are tour busses, but you can walk most of it.
Consider staying at a hotel in Maryland or Virginia and riding the Metro downtown, it'll save you serious coin. It gets quite hot in summer, consider coming in April, May, September or early October.
dataminimizer t1_jd66wke wrote
Do they not have Google in Canada?
keyjan t1_jd618g7 wrote
The Smithsonians are all free. Many others are free as well. You may or may not need timed tickets to enter some of them, or for particular exhibits (just a crowd control measure). Definitely too early to try and get them now.
Lincoln Mem is good (you can walk right in); Wash Mon needs timed tickets, I believe (it’s a very small elevator to a very small space). I don’t know if they still do walk down tours, but those are very cool. All the memorial stones are inside the obelisk.
Go to the Old Post Office Pavilion (the Waldorf Astoria) on Penna Ave and go up their clock tower; best view in town.
As for getting a WH tour, check with the embassy, they may be able to set something up.