Please suggest fun DC Metro area summer places to visit with preschooler

[Anonymous]

Just want to see if we are missing anything to try..

Places we have gone or plan to go to are...

The Zoo
Frying Pan Park
Butler's Orchard
Library book readings/puppet shows,etc
Port Discovery (Baltimore)
Local Fairs and Farmer's Markets
Free concerts

[Anonymous]

Glen Echo Park;
National Gallery's Sculpture Garden;
pottery painting;
National Aquarium (DC)
National Harbor
Duck Tour

[Anonymous]

The Building Museum is extremely popular with parents and nannies in the District.

[Anonymous]

There's a great splash park in Germantown.

[Anonymous]

Ooooo these look good. I hadn't thought of a splash park, but sounds like fun. Will look into it. Never heard of the Building Museum either. Thx..

What is the Duck tour and where is it?

[Anonymous]

Yes the Building Museum is great but I think our 3 year year old liked Mount Vernon even better. The children's museum there is wonderful. The ladies do a great job. The children dress up in clothes from that period and the ladies do a great storytime. They have a big playhouse that is a replica of the house.We are looking forward to the working farm this summer. When you pay admission for an extra $10. you get the yearly pass and the young children do not pay. You can also take a boat from DC or Alexandria to Mount Vernon and back. The Pirate Cruise in Alexandria is fun also.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the great ideas!

[Anonymous]

Fairfax Corner has a great water feature and they have kiddie shows there every other week for free (Great Zucchini was there last Wednesday). You can see the show and then stay and let the little one play in the water.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ooooo these look good. I hadn't thought of a splash park, but sounds like fun. Will look into it. Never heard of the Building Museum either. Thx..

What is the Duck tour and where is it?

http://www.dcducks.com/

Fun, but expensive.

[Anonymous]

Watkins Regional Park in Bowie.

http://www.pgparks.com/Things_To_Do/Nature/Watkins_Regional_Park.htm

Great large playground, carousel, ride on train and small farm. My 2 y/o loves the place!

[Anonymous]

Try: www.gocitykids.com and click on the DC calendar. It's a great site and they usually list about 20 activities per day in the DC metro area.

[Anonymous]

Pools in general!

[Anonymous]

cabin john regional park is great .. huge playground with lots of different slides, swings, and other play structures along with a miniture train ride that runs every half hour and picnic areas...

[Anonymous]

College Park Airport Museum -- good on a hot or rainy day. Room to roam.

Also the Medical Museum at Walter Reed. You can drive onto the campus from the Georgia Ave entrance and part right in front. Funky stuff, but again, room to roam when you need to get out of the weather.