Monuments and Memorials
You won't find another city with as many monuments and memorials as D.C. Just walking around the National Mall you can hit up the Washington Monument, WW2 Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, and Thomas Jefferson Memorial all in a few hours if you wanted to. It’s all super walkable (and scooter-able)!
Museums
Most museums in DC are free! Whether we spent 30 minutes or 3 hours at these places it was nice to see the “fun” category of our budget spreadsheet remain $0.
We visited:
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Archives Museum
• National Portrait Gallery
• National Museum of American History
• The United States Botanic Garden
We visited:
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Archives Museum
• National Portrait Gallery
• National Museum of American History
• The United States Botanic Garden
saw jumbo at the Museum of Natural History!
where we tried to steal the Declaration of Independence
One Last Time ♫ with GW
American History nerd
at the US Botanic Garden
Living in Arlington
Workers by day, bikers by night... We stayed at an affordable hotel in Rosslyn, Arlington and remotely WFH-ed in a quiet and spacious hotel lobby. There were lots of e-bikes nearby and the ride into the city was only 15 minutes!
foosball table in our hotel lobby
WFH in hotel lobby
WFH in hotel lobby pt. 2
only a 15 minute bike ride to DC!
scootering around the city
taking a bike break once crossing the bridge!
Sunsets!
We visited in June, and the sun didn’t set until like 8:30pm! Even after finishing work hours, it still felt like we had plenty of the day left. A nice place to catch the sunset is at the Tidal Basin overlooking the Jefferson Memorial.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin
I somehow always leave DC with duck pics
sunset self timers
Other Places to Visit
• Chinatown
• The Wharf
• Eden Center (Vietnamese center with delicious food, it’s reachable by Metro but a bit far out of the city)
• Arlington National Cemetery
• Martin King Jr. Memorial National Library (large public library, good for WFH, has a lovely rooftop!)
• The Wharf
• Eden Center (Vietnamese center with delicious food, it’s reachable by Metro but a bit far out of the city)
• Arlington National Cemetery
• Martin King Jr. Memorial National Library (large public library, good for WFH, has a lovely rooftop!)
my brothers joined for a couple days!
In Chinatown - worked on a short film called Mandarins!
getting lots of food at the Eden Center
post concert night life by the Wharf
"one of us has to change..."
Netherlands Carillon at the National Arlington Cemetery
$$$ Fun
Although the museums and monuments were free fun, we did spend some $$ on :
• The Escape Game - The three of us have done escape rooms in three different cities and I think this one was my favorite! We did the “Art Heist” escape at the Downtown location.
• Concert - We saw the bands Lawrence and MisterWives! The show was at the Anthem, an impressive music venue next to the waterfront at the Wharf.
• The Escape Game - The three of us have done escape rooms in three different cities and I think this one was my favorite! We did the “Art Heist” escape at the Downtown location.
• Concert - We saw the bands Lawrence and MisterWives! The show was at the Anthem, an impressive music venue next to the waterfront at the Wharf.
We escaped! with a priceless Monet painting :P
the band Lawrence performing at the Anthem!
Until next time!
No doubt I'll be back! Whether to see my cousins again, or to spend a long weekend... here’s what’s on my bucketlist for when I return:
• International Spy Museum
• National Air and Space Museum
• National Cherry Blossom Festival in late March - mid April
• International Spy Museum
• National Air and Space Museum
• National Cherry Blossom Festival in late March - mid April