Hidden Washington
One can live a lifetime in Washington and not see it all. Below are hidden Washington attractions we have not been, but desperately want to experience. Ask us if it’s feasible to add any of these to our other popular tours.
This is by no means an all-exhaustive list. There are nearly 200 embassies in the city, many of which have frequent open houses or cultural exchanges. Though it’s not often thought of as an academic center, the Washington area boasts several colleges and universities along with their museums, lectures, and performing arts events.
Annapolis
- Annapolis Maritime Museum
Baltimore
- B&O Railroad Museum
- Baltimore Museum of Industry
- Edgar Allen Poe Museum
- Fort McHenry
- National Aquarium
- William Paca House and Garden
Washington
- Anacostia Community Museum (2)
- Congressional Cemetery (3)
- Decatur House (1)
- Department of the Interior WPA Murals (2)
- Dumbarton House
- Folger Library
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (1)
- George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum (2)
- Heurich House Museum (2) (Happy Hour every Thu 5-8)
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (2)
- Library of Congress. Get a Reader Registration Card and gain access to the Main Reading Room (3)
- National Law Enforcement Museum (2)
- National Museum of African Art (1)
- National Museum of Jewish American History
- Planet Word
- Tudor Place
Farther Afield
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Home
- Historic Huntley
- James Monroe’s Highland
- Montpelier
- Sully Historic Site