From historic monuments to world-class museums, Washington DC is packed with unforgettable places to explore. In this video, we visit 24 of the city’s top tourist attractions—from the Lincoln Memorial ...

If you've never been to Washington, D.C. before, plan to spend some time along the Tidal Basin, an approximately 107-acre pond encircled by a 2.1-mile loop trail. Constructed to use the strong ...

Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis; Pierre L’Enfant, the architect of Washington; boxer Joe Louis ... for the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. The zoo’s DC space is home to about 2,000 ...

The best times to visit Washington, D.C., are from September ... you'll find plenty of free attractions to keep you entertained. Winter is definitely low season. Although the chance to find ...

Tourism hit a record high in the District last year. According to Destination DC, 27.2 million people visited D.C. in 2024.

On an unseasonably cloudless autumn evening, as my flight makes its final approach to Ronald Reagan Airport, a blur of the American capital’s biggest tourist attractions flash past my window.