Places to visit in Washington DC?

Do I need to buy any tickets in advance??

No, you do not need to buy any entertainment tickets in advance, unless you plan to watch a show or a concert performance at the Kennedy Center or the Verizon/MCI Center.

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For a good budget hotel check out Extended Stay hotels or La Quinta. You can also find good hotel prices online at priceline.com where you can find hotels for $59/night in the Washington, DC market.

For things to do while you are in the District, please check out this website.

http://www.thedistrict.com/index.cfm

DC has a lot of free-admission museums that will surely entertain and educate your entire family. It would be a lot easier for you to travel to these attractions in DC using Metrorail. Parking can be hard to find in the District:

http://www.wmata.com/

Enjoy your trip.

I'm not too sure about hotels, since I grew up in Washington and whenever I visit I either stay with family or friends, or my company pays for hotel if it's for work. But I know there are a lot of hotels just across the river in Crystal City, which is just a couple of Metro stops from downtown. You might be able to find deals on some of the travel websites.

As far as what to see: Any of the Smithsonian museums are worth seeing. Personally, I like the American History Museum and also the art museums. The good thing about the museums is that they're all free, and you don't need tickets. So you can go for half an hour to a museum - you don't have to feel like you need to spend hours there because you paid $15 to get in.

Any of the monuments and memorials are worthwhile too. The Lincoln and Jefferson Monuments, and the FDR and Vietnam War Memorials are all especially worthwhile. Again, all free and no tickets are needed. All of the museums and monuments are located within a block or so of the mall.

And of course, the U.S. Capitol, White House, or Washington Monument are all right near the mall as well. You DO need tickets for these three things (they're all free, but you need tickets). For the Washington Monument, you can only get tickets the day you want to see it - you get them from a kiosk near the monument. This, to be honest, is overrated - it's nice and all, but considering the amount of time you will probably have to wait in line for tickets and then waiting to go up (probably will take all day), it's not worth it. You can still of course see it from the outside, tickets are only needed to go inside. The White House and Capitol tickets are also free and it's "strongly encouraged" that you get them in advance, and considering the fact that it's peak tourist season in Washington, I'd say that's a good idea. You can reserve them online - just google "White House tours" or "Capital tours". The Capitol has a new visitors' center which you can see without a ticket - but for guided tours of the chambers and other cool stuff you do need a ticket. Again, all are free though.

So anyway - there's plenty to see in Washington. You could easily spend a week there and not see everything but at least you have a start! That's the best time of year to visit Washington in terms of weather and seeing the cherry blossoms. Of course, as I mentioned, that also means it's peak tourist season - plus it's spring break for a lot of schools, and Easter weekend as well as Passover, so it will probably be quite crowded. So if you're planning on driving (which is never easy to do in the Washington area), it will be worth it to park at your hotel or at the Metro and taking public transit. Fortunately the Metro is easy to use, convenient, and all of the tourist stuff is walkable.

Monuments and memorials, modern neighbourhoods, true regional flavor this is what Washington, DC is; a location unlike some other; just like this web site hotelbye . Washington it's your house away from home with free museums and America's front yard. Washington is recognized around the globe as a mark of the United States. Here, the place you can't miss may be the Capitol. Capitol may be the seat of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The big dome, based on the dome of St. Peter's in Rome, sticks out above all different Washington buildings. Like Washington it self, the developing has grown over the years because the central section was developed between 1793 and 1812. The last addition, in 1958-62, enlarged the key façade wherever presidents take the oath. On the other area, a marble terrace offers lovely opinions on the mall and the city. The interior is resplendent with frescoes, reliefs, and paintings, especially the rotunda underneath the great cast-iron dome with a ceiling painting by Constantino Brumidi and huge paintings of moments from American record on the walls.

there are many places to visit in DC. Such as: the white house, the big pencil, ford's theater, some of the parks around the Lincoln monument are pretty when the cherry blossoms hav bloomed and the museums there are great too.

Going to DC during the Cherry Blossom Festival couldn't be a better time to visit. It is so beautiful there during that time.

Roosevelt Island, Washington Monument, VietNam Mem., Lincoln Mem., Smithsonian Institute, National Air and Space Museum, Navy Museum, The National Zoo, The National Catherdal,

If you on a strict budget, I would go for a MOTEL instead of a HOTEL. MOTEL 6 has a very decent lower rate for 1 day & 1 night.

White House.

Take a look at this website.

http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/dc/index....