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Rodney's Top Ten
Top Ten Things to Do and See in Washington
- Visit your U.S. Congressman - Rodney Frelinghuysen - Room 2369 in the Rayburn House Office Building
- While you're on Capitol Hill, take a walk through the United States Capitol Building and see the Rotunda and Statuary Hall.
- Visit one of the 14 Smithsonian Museums located on the Mall and around the city
- See the Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, the Bill of Rights and the Magna Carta at the National Archives
- Relax and take a stroll through the new National Sculpture Garden
- Visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- See Ford's Theater where John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln in 1865
- Monument Hop! See the Washington Monument, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt Memorials
- Stop by the National Gallery of Art and view collections from artists around the world
- Visit Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
Top Ten Things You May Not Know About and Shouldn't Miss
- Visit the gardens at Dumbarton Oaks in Georgetown
- Daughters of the American Revolution Museum
- Stop and smell the roses at the United States Arboretum
- Picnic or hike on Teddy Roosevelt Island
- Mount Vernon, George and Martha Washington's home
- Take in a show at the Carter Baron Amphitheater
- Museum of Medical History at the Walter Reed Medical Center
- National Geographic Society - Explorer's Hall
- Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress - American Treasures Exhibit
- See the United States Marine Corps' Evening Parade at the Marine Barracks (Reservations Required)
Top Ten Things to Do and See for Kids
- The Capital Children's Museum
- The National Aquarium - the first public aquarium built in America
- The National Zoo - see the world famous pandas!
- The Newseum - an interactive museum of news
- Remembering the Children: Daniel's Story at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (Recommended for children 8 and older)
- The IMAX Theater at the Air and Space Museum
- Hands on History and Hands on Science at the American History Museum
- The O. Orkin Insect Zoo at the Natural History Museum
- Enjoy a free performance at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage
- The Colonial Adventure Tour at the Daughters of the American Revolution Museum