A Museum Where Words Come Out to Play: Planet Word for Families
In the historic Franklin School downtown, Planet Word is a museum unlike any other: a joyful, voice-activated playground for language itself. Families can step into...
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Lotus Blossoms and Lily Ponds: Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens for Families
Tucked along the Anacostia River in northeast DC, Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens is the National Park Service’s only park devoted to water-loving plants –...
Carousel Rides and Puppet Shows: Glen Echo Park, DC’s Storybook Arts Playground
Just over the DC line in Maryland, Glen Echo Park is a former amusement park turned arts village – and one of the region’s most...
Owney the Dog and a Train Full of Mail: National Postal Museum for Families
Next door to Union Station hides one of DC’s most kid-friendly Smithsonian secrets: the National Postal Museum, where families can climb into a real railway...
Invent It Here: Spark!Lab at the National Museum of American History
Inside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, Spark!Lab is where kids stop looking at inventions and start making them. This hands-on workshop from the...
A Jungle at the Foot of the Capitol: Family Time at the U.S. Botanic Garden
America’s oldest continuously operating botanic garden sits practically in the Capitol’s shadow, and for families it’s the Mall’s green exhale. Inside the grand conservatory, kids...
Build Big Dreams at the National Building Museum’s Great Hall
Some museums whisper; the National Building Museum’s Great Hall soars – a marble-columned space the size of a football field where kids can sprawl on...
Puppets, Plays and Young Audiences: Smithsonian Discovery Theater on the Mall
Inside the Smithsonian’s Arts and Industries Building area on the National Mall, Discovery Theater has been DC’s stage for young audiences for decades: puppet shows,...
Slides, Climbers and Big Imaginations: National Children’s Museum in Downtown DC
Steps from the National Mall, Washington’s National Children’s Museum was reborn as a bright, modern playground for the under-twelve crowd. Its centerpiece, Dream Machine, is...
