Would you feel comfortable going to a museum or play area masked?

Anonymous
A month ago maybe, not now. Hoping this spikes shakes America to its core and people stay home for Christmas.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t go. The people who self select to go to museums are the likeliest to be doing more risky things.


I agree with this.
Anonymous
Some of the indoor play rooms are allowing you to reserve the entire space just for your group so you could try that. That way you’re just playing with your group and no one else. It’s not even that expensive. I reserved all of Jolly Yolly for $100 this summer for 5 kids so it came to $20 a kid, and it’s cheaper on weekdays.
Anonymous
Nope. Cases are spiking. Wear warm clothes and hats and gloves and go outside.
Anonymous
If no one in your family is high risk and you wouldn't be exposing anyone else (via school, child care etc) then sure, go for it.
Anonymous
No for indoor play space. I was thinking about one of the art museums that are typically pretty empty but with cases so high, probably would not even do that. Also have not been to an inside mall.
Anonymous
With cases spiking, I would not. We went to the aquarium recently and I regretted it once we got there. The zoo is still a good outdoor option.
Anonymous
We did a few museums over the summer/early fall but wouldn’t now. They were basically empty when we went and numbers were much lower then than they are now. Definitely wouldn’t do any indoor play areas.

We’re not even going to playgrounds or the zoo anymore. This winter we’re planning on only outdoor activities where we can be alone/very distanced from others: hiking in the woods, playing soccer with just our family at a deserted park, walks around our neighborhood, playing in our own yard. Just get bundled up and be outside. It never gets so cold in DC area that you can’t be outside.

Anonymous
Nope. I won't do anything recreational indoors around other people with cases as high as they currently are.

Sanitizer and wipes aren't the issue - the issue is other people breathing. There is truly no "safe distance" indoors at most places like that.
Anonymous
I take my kids to the library to stock up on books.

But we do not do play spaces.

Like other posters say, it's not the surfaces, but the breathing. So if there's lots of people hanging out in the library, we leave and try again. (Or another branch. We live in a library-rich area.)
Anonymous
No to indoor play spaces and the like.

Yes to large museums that are limiting capacity.
Anonymous
I would go to LARGE high ceiling buildings (like the A&S museum) where there were limited visitors and masking was required and enforced. I would not go anywhere indoors that do not meet those requirements.
Anonymous
Yep. If it’s big and it’s open and we’re all masked up and sanitizing frequently, absolutely.
Anonymous
Nothing indoors. I am sure it's not that high risk, but I'm not doing anything inside. I am taking all my risks by letting my kids play with friends at playgrounds with like 50% good mask wearing.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I would go to LARGE high ceiling buildings (like the A&S museum) where there were limited visitors and masking was required and enforced. I would not go anywhere indoors that do not meet those requirements.


Yup, agree. It's actually easy to social distance in a vast museum that is limiting capacity. By the time you come into contact with other visitors' droplets, they would likely have fallen to the ground. It's not zero risk -- but that's not my criteria. It's very low risk.
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