I’ve been compiling a list of places I’d like to go in conjunction with my earlier list of themes for each week. So far, I’ve just put the list together. There are certainly more things to do in the Washington area, especially if you have older children; however, I’m keeping in mind the relatively low tolerance and attention span of a 2 1/2 and a 5 year old (as well as their walking ability). There is no way that I’ll be able to do it all, but why not start ambitious, right?
- Adventure Park USA
- Adventure Theater
- American Visionary Art Museum
- Assateague State Park
- Brookside Gardens
- Butler’s Orchard
- C&O canal
- Cabin John Park
- Calvert Cliffs State Park
- Croyden Creek Nature Center
- Cunningham Falls
- FDR memorial
- Fort Frederick State Park
- Germantown Water Park
- Glen Echo Park
- Glenview Mansion
- Gravely Point
- Greenbelt State Park
- Greenbrier State Park
- Harper’s Ferry
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Homestead Farms
- Imagination Stage
- Kennedy Center (Millennium Stage)
- Lake Frank
- Lake Needwood
- Libraries (Mongtomery, DC, Fairfax)
- Locust Grove Nature Center
- Meadowside Nature Center
- Montgomery County Agricultural Fair
- National Building Museum
- National Children’s Museum
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Old Post Office Pavillion
- Olney Farmer’s Market
- Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge Visitor’s Center
- Pea Island Nature Center
- Playwise Kids
- Rock Creek Park
- Rockville Farmers’ Market
- Rockville Town Square
- Sandy Point State Park
- Seneca Creek State Park
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- Smithsonian National Zoo
- The Children’s Museum of Rose Hill Manor
- The National Capitol Trolley Museum
- The National Museum of American History
- The Puppet Company
- The Theater in the Woods
- The United States Botanic Gardens
- VisArts
- Washington Monument State Park
- Way Off Broadway Children’s Theater
- Western Maryland Scenic Railroad
- Wheaton Regional Park
This is a starting list. If you have fun things that you love to do in the area, please leave a comment, and I’ll add it to my list. In the future, I’ll post a top ten things to do to make “adventures” as smooth as possible…
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YellowHatMom
Wow – thanks so much! This is extremely comprehensive. A really great place we discovered that is EXTREMELY child friend, and cheap ($4 for adults, $2 for children) is the College Park Aviation Museum. It’s got all sorts of hands on displays, and a real plane to play in! Well worth the time and money.
Downtown Silver Spring is also working to be more child friendly, including free movie showings on Tuesday mornings. They have a play-in fountain as well.