10 days in Washington DC Itinerary

The capital of the United States, the District of Columbia contains the lion's share of the country's most treasured monuments, memorials, and public museums.

Do your shopping at Eastern Market and Loring Cornish Gallery. Get some cultural insight at National Air and Space Museum and Arlington National Cemetery. Get out of town with these interesting Washington DC side-trips: Antietam National Battlefield (in Sharpsburg), Appalachian National Scenic Trail (in Harpers Ferry) and Gettysburg National Military Park (in Gettysburg). And it doesn't end there: explore the activities along Tidal Basin, contemplate in the serene atmosphere at Washington National Cathedral, take an in-depth tour of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and get a new perspective on nature at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

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If you are flying in from Saudi Arabia, the closest major aiports are Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Joint Base Andrews. March in Washington DC sees daily highs of 15°C and lows of 3°C at night.