re: Question about traveling to Washington D.C. in June.

Don't remember the tour bus we used but we went to the Capital, White House, National Mall, Vietnam/WW2 Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Arlington Cemetery

Bacon, since I assume you are originally from Louisiana do you find our D.C. humidity harder or easier to deal with or are they about the same?

I'm thinking that the OP and his wife need to avoid the lines of the a place like the Washington Monument and do the memorials where there really aren't lines like Lincoln and Jefferson; take bus tours; and stay inside air conditioned museums.

Not as hot as everyone makes it out to be…Sack up, you'll be straight.

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Bacon, since I assume you are originally from Louisiana do you find our D.C. humidity harder or easier to deal with or are they about the same?

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I'm not Bacon, but I lived there 3 years before moving to Williamsburg last year. DC humidity has nothing on south LA, I always laughed at the people that complained of the heat/humidity. It felt so awesome my first summer there...really only gets hot for me for about 6 weeks and even then it is bearable.

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Forgot to mention my wife will be 19 weeks pregnant so I'm sure that'll play a huge part of what we will end up doing

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I would recommend doing all your walking stuff between 7-11am and then doing indoor stuff until 6pm-ish

do you know where you are staying?

I would forget Baltimore, not worth it for such a short trip.

As others have said Mt Vernon is awesome for a "getaway" type thing, but I would definitely advise doing this in the morning because you will do a good bit of walking.


There is so much to do here I cant even begin to name it all. It's one of the reasons Im so excited for Spring after such a brutal winter. I get to experience the city again

Air and Space musuem
Newsuem
Holocaust Musuem
The Mall
Georgetown for shopping, tombs for drinks
Old Ebitt grill near the capitol, where lobbyist eat with chief of staffs
Ben's chilli bowl, famous cheap restaurant
Bar on top of hotel wahington with view of WH
Park at the edge of reagan national airport where the planes fly right over your head and the potomac river is right there too
Drive on the george washington parkway in virginia for a pretty view of the city

Like everyone else said, DC has lots of walking. June will be hot, don't waste your time going to Baltimore. I was in Baltimore a few years ago on business and we drove to DC to get away.

If you are looking for a day trip, definitely do Mt. Vernon.

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It's beautiful that time of year, too.

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And crowded. Get to the museums early. I was fortunate enough to go in the winter and had no wait in the National Archives. Museum of Natural History filled up very quickly and you will want as much time as possible there.

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Old Ebitt grill near the capitol


That's by the White House not by the Capitol. Great place to go

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It was just a short walk from my hotel and I loved the place. It gets packed so get there a bit early. The oysters are expensive but well worth it. It is also worth going to Founding Farmers not far from the WH.

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Great place to go

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for nice city dining, it doesn't get much better than old ebbitt. AWESOME location and the prices aren't bad at all

lots of good memories at that place

can't wait for warm weather so I can do touristy stuff