NORTH AMERICA CITY NOTES / UNITED STATES

Washington, DC out in the open.

A walkable capital-city guide built around free national memorials, public gardens and museum collections; timed reservations are flagged separately.

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Worth your time.

Washington, DCMuseums & culture

Walk the broad green axis between the Capitol and Lincoln Memorial, with museums, memorials and lawns along the route.

See the marble memorial chamber, the seated Lincoln sculpture and the Reflecting Pool from the western end of the Mall.

Washington, DCMuseums & culture

Browse a major natural-history collection, from the Hope Diamond to fossils and living insect displays, in a central Mall…

Washington, DCMuseums & culture

See works spanning centuries in the West Building and modern art in the East Building, connected by an underground concourse.

Washington, DCGarden & nature

Explore tropical, desert and native plant collections in one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America.

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