Fodor’s Around Washington, D.C. with Kids (Travel Guide)
Fodor’s Around Washington, D.C. with Kids (Travel Guide)
Plan 68 great days with kids in a flash! Local mom Kathryn McKay has handpicked 68 simply fabulous things to do in and around D.C. with a child in tow. You’ll look at old favorites in a new light, from the Lincoln Memorial to the Smithsonian American Art Museum—and blaze new trails all over town, from the International Spy Museum to the Claude Moore Colonial Farm at Turkey Run. Every page is loaded with fun facts and helpful information.
Flip art and games inside! Watch Honest Abe make friends as you flip through the book.
Keep waiting kids happy with our parent-tested games. And use the themed directories to plan with kids’ interests in mind.
List Price: $ 11.99
Price: $ 6.27
concise guide to dc attractions,
this is a compact book with brief descriptions of the 64 things to do around washington dc with kids. the attractions seem to be listed in alphabetical order, with a short chapter at the end entitled ‘best bets’ and ‘something for everyone’. each page has a description of the attraction, any entry fees, location (as well as the right stop on the metro if applicable) and the ideal age range of the attractions. what i liked about this book is that it’s portable, and easy to flip through. however, it does not list any recommendations for hotels, nor does it have more than 1 or 2 food ideas for the attraction. like the other books in the series, there is no map detailing the locations of any of these attractions, which is why i took away one star. overall this book is helpful in deciding which attractions to visit, but doesn’t work as well for planning a day-to-day trip itinerary because there’s no map to make the best use of time. I was looking for a more comprehensive planning guide so i’ll look to the fodor’s or frommers books.
Below are the attractions mentioned (starred items were listed as ‘best bets’):
Arlingtonton cemetery
Audubon naturalist woodland
Bowie baysox baseball
Bureau of engraving and printing
Canal historic boat rides
The castle (Smithsonian)
Childrens museum of rose hill manor
Claude Moore colonial farm
College park aviation museum
Corcoran gallery of art
Dar museum
*DC ducks
Discovery theater
Fords theater national historic site
Franklin d Roosevelt memorial
Frederick Douglass national historic site glen echo park
Goddard space flight visitor center
Great falls
Hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden
*International spy museum
Kenilworth national aquatic gardens
Kennedy center
Lincoln memorial
Madame tussauds DC
Medieval times dinner
*Mount Vernon
Mystics basketball
*National air and space museum
National air and space museum Steven f. Udvar-hazy center
National aquarium
National archives
National building museum
National capitol trolley museum
*National gallery of art and sculpture garden
National geographic museum
*National harbor
National museum of African art
*National museum of American history
National museum of American Indian
*National museum of health and medicine
*National museum of natural history
National museum of women in the srts
National postal museum
*National zoo
Newseum
Oxon cove park
Patuxent national wildlife visitor center
Phillips collection
Rock creek park
Roosevelt island
Sackler gallery/freer gallery of art
Six flags America
Smithsonian American art museum and the national portrait gallery
Sully historic site
Thomas Jefferson memorial
United states botanic garden
United states capitol
United states holocaust memorial museum
United states national arboretum
United states navy museum
Vietnam veterans memorial
Washington monument
Washington national cathedral
Washington nationals
*Wheaton regional park
White house visitor center
Wolf trap national park for the performing arts
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|Very useful!,
We used this for our very first trip to DC with our kids. It was an excellent resource for us. We knew absolutely nothing about DC when we started planning this trip.
The layout is fun and concise. It lists 68 of the top attractions in and around the city. Each two-page listing includes the following:
* 2-4 paragraph description of the attraction with details and recommendations on how to visit it.
* A “Make the Most of Your Time” info box with tips and tricks.
* An “Eats For Kids” info box with at least one suggestion for food in or nearby the attraction.
* A “Keep in Mind” info box with additional insight.
* Address, phone, cost, hours, and age appropriateness all laid out in a standardized, easy-to-find manner.
In addition, there is a short, 5-6 page intro with some tips about preparing for your trip, getting around town, etc. At the end of the book is an index section that is organized with fun titles like “Lost in Space”, showing all of the space-oriented attractions, or “Art Attack” with art attractions.
All in all, this was a friendly, fun, and helpful guide to enjoying the city. It made all the difference on our trip as we were able to quickly narrow our focus on the attractions that would be best for our family.
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|Best book for kids in DC,
We used this book daily as we toured Washington DC during spring break. It’s priceless as it provides you with which line to take for the subway – which stop to get off at – and then once you arrive there are tidbits about the historical site you’re visiting and also where to stop for a break or lunch.
I’d recommend to anyone taking children to DC
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