I'm taking my 9 year old son to Washington, DC next weekend

steve2470

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Thu Mar-03-05 07:45 PM
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I'm taking my 9 year old son to Washington, DC next weekend

Anyone have any cool suggestions for a bright 9 year old who actually wants to see monuments ? Thanks fellow DU'ers.

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Digit

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Thu Mar-03-05 07:49 PM
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1. Here are some...

Smithsonian, Mt. Vernon, National Zoo, Air & Space Museum...

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Beaverhausen

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Thu Mar-03-05 08:39 PM
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10. YES! the Air and Space Museum

surely a 9 year old boy will love that one.

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GOPisEvil

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Thu Mar-03-05 07:51 PM
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2. See The Wall and Arlington National Cemetary.

See the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknowns. Both are impressive, yet humbling.

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scruffy

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Thu Mar-03-05 07:51 PM
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3. The Washington Monument

has been done over BUT you have to get advance tickets. Order them now - don't wait until you get there or you won't be able to get any.

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steve2470

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Thu Mar-03-05 07:53 PM
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4. thanks for that tip !! nt

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skygazer

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Thu Mar-03-05 07:56 PM
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5. That sounds like such fun

You may consider Manassas as well - quite close and a very well preserved battlefield.

I miss having young kids - I always felt so stimulated intellectually by my kids. They're so curious and they're just absorbing so much. Have a great time. :hi:

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Thu Mar-03-05 07:59 PM
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6. smithsomian museum of natural history is great for kids

actually, the museums and monuments are all in the same 'hood.

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n2mark

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Thu Mar-03-05 08:00 PM
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7. DC is fantastic!

Go to everything you have the time to visit.

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Digit

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Thu Mar-03-05 08:37 PM
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8. I was a native of DC for most of my life.

Great Falls
Lincoln Memorial
Tidal Basin
The Cherry Trees along the Potomac
The Capitol
C&O Canal
Ford's Theatre
Medical Museum (on Walter Reed Base now)..maybe too gruesome for a 9 yr old
Thomas Jefferson Memorial
The Pentagon is in Arlington
Grant's Tomb

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Akoto

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Thu Mar-03-05 08:38 PM
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9. Definately the Smithsonian

That place is just so cool. They have all sorts of things to see there. :)

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