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How to Do D.C. With Your Spy-Obsessed Kid

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Visiting Washington, D.C., can feel like the school trip from hell: no matter who you are, no matter what you’re interested in, you’re stuck with the same obligatory sights. We say, Table that notion! The city is more varied than guidebooks let on, and a whole lot more fun—especially if, like most residents, you have a clear-cut agenda.

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1 Hotel 5 Restaurants 4 Activities

Destinations: The Mall · Penn Quarter · Dupont Circle · Adams-Morgan · U Street

Themes: Arts + Culture · Family

Inspired by: How to Do DC |T+L Family — by David Plotz, Published Feb. 2007

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Hilton Washington

Adams-Morgan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Meskerem

Adams-Morgan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Dukem

U Street | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Cashion's Eat Place

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Adams-Morgan | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

Since chef Ann Cashion first opened this upscale Southern comfort-food joint in 1995, it's become a neighborhood institution. Her menu, with its Ne
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Love Café

U Street | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Dupont Circle Farmers' Market

Dupont Circle | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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National Museum of African Art

The Mall | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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Freer and Sackler Galleries

The Mall | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

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The Mall | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

The mesmerizing and thoroughly wrenching exhibits here are required visits for any American wanting a better understanding of the Holocaust. The mu
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International Spy Museum

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Penn Quarter | U.S. and Canada | U.S. | Washington, D.C.

A must-visit for both wannabe spy kids and their John le Carré-reading parents, this terrific interactive museum gives you the chance to try your h
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How to Do D.C. With Your Spy-Obsessed Kid

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Hotels (1)

Hilton Washington

Restaurants (4)

Meskerem

Dukem

Cashion's Eat Place

Love Café

Activities (5)

Dupont Circle Farmers' Market

National Museum of African Art

Freer and Sackler Galleries

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

International Spy Museum

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