Extreme Budget Washington DC Itinerary; FREE Attractions and Transit
This itinerary covers 3 full days in the Nation's Capital, with free bus transportation to national monuments, museums and picnic spots, hand selected by a native Washingtonian. This family-friendly guide will save you money and time. The itinerary assumes you will pack a lunch for each day, and the first 2 days begin at a grocery store.
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$5.00
Make Reservations Here Ahead of Time.
Here's where you'll go:
DAY 1:
eat
Streets Market
Buy breakfast and picnic lunch here, optional.
Details
do
Planet Word
Short walk from Streets Market
New and fun interactive museum for adults and older kids alike. Highlights include karaoke, interactive books, hidden nook, interactive settings "paint"
Best to Reserve tickets ahead
Details
eat
Franklin Park
Picnic here across from the museum. Playground, tables and restroom.
Details
do
The White House
Walk through Black Lives Matter Plaza to see the White House, then walk down 15th Street to the Washington Monument
Details
do
Washington Monument
PHOTO OP
Details
do
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Short walk down Madison Drive to the museum entrance; good for kids; Hope Diamond, dinosaurs; animals
Details
drink
Recreation Pier at The Wharf
BYOB "happy hour" here
52 Bus
Details
drink
The Yards Park
BYOB "Happy Hour" here
P6 bus
Details
DAY 2:
eat
Manhattan Market
Buy breakfast and picnic lunch here, optional.
Details
do
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
Walk through the zoo, enjoy exhibits, exit at the back into Rocl Creek Park for forest walk to downtown
Highlights include pandas; rainforest, petting zoo
Details
do
Rock Creek Park
National Park Service's trail through the woods along Rock Creek. Walk to Dunbarton Oaks and picnic.
Details
eat
Dumbarton Oaks Park
Picnic here.
Details
do
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
FREE
Details
do
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Free Performance at Millenium Stage @ 6:30 pm, Reserve tickets ahead.
JFK Exhibit at the Kennedy Center
Photos from the balcony
Art at The Reach
Details
drink
The REACH, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
BYOB "Happy Hour" here
Details
DAY 3:
do
Peace Monument
Details
do
United States Botanic Garden
FREE
Highlights include: medicinal garden; rainforest; children's garden; orchids; Holiday-time train exhibit
Details
eat
2 Sisters Deli
Buy lunch to go and picnic on the Mall
Details
eat
National Mall
Picnic here
Details
do
National Museum of the American Indian
Fun interactive kids exhibit
Good cafeteria featuring Native foods
Details
do
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Details
do
Old Post Office Pavilion
Enter on 12th St. for access to the Clock Tower, amazing view from the top
Details
do
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Short walk down Madison Drive to the museum entrance; good for kids; Hope Diamond, dinosaurs; animals
Details
do
Lincoln Memorial
Take RED Circulator bus to the Lincoln Memorial
Details
drink
Watergate Steps
BYOB "Happy Hour" here; short walk from the Lincoln Memorial (toward the Potomac River)
Details
Extreme Budget Washington DC Itinerary; FREE Attractions and Transit
This itinerary covers 3 full days in the Nation's Capital, with free bus transportation to national monuments, museums and picnic spots, hand selected by a native Washingtonian. This family-friendly guide will save you money and time. The itinerary assumes you will pack a lunch for each day, and the first 2 days begin at a grocery store.
25 Places • 1 Save • ago
$5.00
Make Reservations Here Ahead of Time.
Here's where you'll go:
DAY 1:
eat
Streets Market
Buy breakfast and picnic lunch here, optional.
Details
do
Planet Word
Short walk from Streets Market
New and fun interactive museum for adults and older kids alike. Highlights include karaoke, interactive books, hidden nook, interactive settings "paint"
Best to Reserve tickets ahead
Details
eat
Franklin Park
Picnic here across from the museum. Playground, tables and restroom.
Details
do
The White House
Walk through Black Lives Matter Plaza to see the White House, then walk down 15th Street to the Washington Monument
Details
do
Washington Monument
PHOTO OP
Details
do
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Short walk down Madison Drive to the museum entrance; good for kids; Hope Diamond, dinosaurs; animals
Details
drink
Recreation Pier at The Wharf
BYOB "happy hour" here
52 Bus
Details
drink
The Yards Park
BYOB "Happy Hour" here
P6 bus
Details
DAY 2:
eat
Manhattan Market
Buy breakfast and picnic lunch here, optional.
Details
do
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
Walk through the zoo, enjoy exhibits, exit at the back into Rocl Creek Park for forest walk to downtown
Highlights include pandas; rainforest, petting zoo
Details
do
Rock Creek Park
National Park Service's trail through the woods along Rock Creek. Walk to Dunbarton Oaks and picnic.
Details
eat
Dumbarton Oaks Park
Picnic here.
Details
do
Dumbarton Oaks Museum
FREE
Details
do
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Free Performance at Millenium Stage @ 6:30 pm, Reserve tickets ahead.
JFK Exhibit at the Kennedy Center
Photos from the balcony
Art at The Reach
Details
drink
The REACH, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
BYOB "Happy Hour" here
Details
DAY 3:
do
Peace Monument
Details
do
United States Botanic Garden
FREE
Highlights include: medicinal garden; rainforest; children's garden; orchids; Holiday-time train exhibit
Details
eat
2 Sisters Deli
Buy lunch to go and picnic on the Mall
Details
eat
National Mall
Picnic here
Details
do
National Museum of the American Indian
Fun interactive kids exhibit
Good cafeteria featuring Native foods
Details
do
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Details
do
Old Post Office Pavilion
Enter on 12th St. for access to the Clock Tower, amazing view from the top
Details
do
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Short walk down Madison Drive to the museum entrance; good for kids; Hope Diamond, dinosaurs; animals
Details
do
Lincoln Memorial
Take RED Circulator bus to the Lincoln Memorial
Details
drink
Watergate Steps
BYOB "Happy Hour" here; short walk from the Lincoln Memorial (toward the Potomac River)
Details