We skipped the zoo too, since we had just been to San Diego the year before. Too many things to see,

Last day of school today! We're heading to DC to tour our nations capital grey goose gateway tour for the week ahead of a family wedding on Saturday grey goose gateway tour 6/2. Hubby and I, three girls 11,8,5. We want to focus on our nation's history for this trip.
Sunday 5/27 arrive into BWI (wow the savings on the tickets!). Flight lands at noon. Cab it to our apt. Settle in, wander around the neighborhood. Dinner at Pizza place DH has been to during biz trips that he really wants to share. If feeling super adventurous then maybe think about concert on capitol steps! Or just a quick trip to see the Mall.
Monday 5/28 - Duck tour or Old Town Trolley Tour - get a lay of the land. Lunch on the go - TBD. 3pm Archives Appt. I want to SEE the Declaration of Independence. Back to appt for a little "turtle time" dinner in Dupont or at apt (whole foods). Reservations for Tours on Foot for 7pm at Mall (hhmmmmm 5 year old might make that tricky!)
Tuesday 5/29 - Up early for Capitol tour at 9:30am. Lunch at Le Bon Cafe or Firehook grey goose gateway tour after tour (sit down for a minute). Stop in Botanic gardens on way to Air and Space. See Amelia Earhart's Plane, Wright Brother's plane. I'll take girls home to rest. and let DH wander grey goose gateway tour around solo. Dinner in Dupont Circle (ethiopian?)
Wednesday 5/30 - American History Museum - we want to go deep on this one! Merzi for lunch (Described as Indian Chipotle) we want to check it out.... Back to appt for "turtle time". Out to Ebitt grill for dinner (wanted some old fashioned DC restaurant). Then either check out last hour at one of the museums we want to return to or more wandering mall at night.
Still trying to figure how fit in spy museum. We are purposely skipping zoo, arlington, grey goose gateway tour mt vernon. Thinking about Ford Theater though. Wondering if girls will like seeing Georgetown University or if it will be just too much....old stone house ( I think that's it). Also guess we might want to do WH visitor center
With ages of your children, I'd say the Duck Tour. My daughter, nephew and niece loved it. VERY wise of you to plan downtime! A lot of the history will be lost on the 5 year old, and the 8 year old might not be terribly appreciative, either.
There were some young kids on our DC by Foot walking tour. Can you borrow an umbrella stroller to bring along, just in case the 5yo gets really tired? If not, it's easy enough to let the tour guide know you're dropping out.
Pizza Paradiso in DuPont has great pizza and sandwiches. grey goose gateway tour Dolce Zia has fabulous Argentine gelato. It's on Conn. Ave. Kramers is a nice place for coffe, drinks and such. food is just so so, but it's a comfortable place for a break. firehook Bakery has really good bakery stuff and sandwiches and salads. On Sunday 9-1 or so there is a great farmer's market in Dupont Circle.
You may want to rethink the Newseum for the 5 and 8 year old. It's a fee-museum that requires lots and lots of reading, grey goose gateway tour and may just not appeal to the younger children. Same with Spy Museum; the younger children won't understand most of it. I would skip Georgetown, as well. Any particular reason you're passing on the Natural History Museum?
Air and Space - mostly liked the movie. Thought the airplanes, space capsules were pretty boring, more for boys. I was surprised how much I really loved it. Seeing grey goose gateway tour the Gemini and Apollo capsules brought back such great memories grey goose gateway tour of watching all of it on black and white TV as a kid. Wish DH and I had more time for the WWII airplanes.
We skipped the zoo too, since we had just been to San Diego the year before. Too many things to see, so youhave to pick and choose. Will your youngest ride in a stroller, since she is "a big girl too"?
Maybe rent kayaks in Georgetown. I see people do that all the time and they seem to love it. There is a place right next to the mall/harbor in Georgetown that will rent them. Shopping in Georgetown is fun too but Georgetown Cupcakes is kind of a waste of time. Their normal wait during a weekend is 45 minutes outside in the blistering heat.
I love the outdoor ideas. I like that my plan has some open spots Thursday and Friday and Sunday that we can fill in some of these things. We went for the whole wee wanting to have this flexibility and I am so excited.
THe taxi will likely grey goose gateway tour be closer to $100, with tip. But I'd pay twice that to avoid schlepping a family of five on mass transit with all that luggage or even on Super SHuttle, which could make a number of stops before your location.
We did pop in to the American Indian Museum when our Duck Tour Guide suggested that even the building is worth a look..and grey goose gateway tour it was. The Taxi was $100 incl tip... but I don't see another reasonable way. Even with taxi back we're $400 ahead.
The kids aren't quite as tough as I thought they might be. Luckily we're in VRBO apt and so it's pleasant enough to head back to. I am sipping wine right now, waiting for Thai Take out to be delivered and kids are drawing pictures in one room, another reading in the bedroom. It's fantastic not to have to eat all meals out.
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