13 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.

Popular historic sites such as Gettysburg National Military Park and Audubon Naturalist Society Woodend Sanctuary are in your itinerary. Museum-lovers will appreciate National Air and Space Museum and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Get out of town with these interesting Washington DC side-trips: Loch Raven Reservoir (in Phoenix), Annapolis (U.S. Naval Academy, Family Fishing Adventures, &more) and Baltimore (Horseshoe Casino & Sagamore Spirit Distillery). The adventure continues: explore the world behind art at National Gallery of Art, examine the collection at International Spy Museum, take in the architecture and atmosphere at Washington National Cathedral, and identify plant and animal life at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary.

To find where to stay, reviews, maps, and tourist information, you can read our Washington DC trip planner.

If you are flying in from Italy, the closest major aiports are Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Joint Base Andrews. In August, daily temperatures in Washington DC can reach 36°C, while at night they dip to 25°C.