Fun, Touristy things to do when you're a resident

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Bookmarking this thread- amazing!!

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Wheaton Regional park train and Carousel
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, Amazing in June/July, though you drive through 3 blocks of sketchiness to get there
Great Falls boardwalk

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Anonymous wrote:This is AWESOME!
I don't want to hijack, but I have a 2 year old and 6 year old, and will be on Sabbatical for the summer. I'm so excited to do stuff with them. What would you rec? 2 year old still needs a nap so it's a little tricky... Maybe I should start a new thread...

Get this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Places-Children-Washington-Edition-Anniversary/dp/0960899871

our-kids.com
http://www.our-kids.com/

kid friendly dc
http://kidfriendlydc.com/

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Jacks boathouse kayaking

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Yesterday, I took my kids to the Mount Vernon Gristmill. We had the entire place to ourselves. We had a picnic outside under the trees followed by private tours of the mill and the distillery. It was remarkably pleasant and educational and none of the crowds that were swarming around the larger Mount Vernon offerings down the road.

http://www.mountvernon.org/visit-his-estate/plan-your-visit/distillery-amp-gristmill


Other things that are on our list of upcoming family "field trips":

National Pinball Museum
http://www.nationalpinballmuseum.org/

National Museum of Health and Medicine (not for young kids or those with sensitive stomachs)
http://www.medicalmuseum.mil/

WoodEnd Nature Sanctuary, Chevy Chase (check events listing for cool family classes/hikes)
http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/index.php/about-ans/sanctuaries/woodend-chevy-chase-md

Calvert Cliffs for Fossil Hunting
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/calvertcliffs.asp

Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center
http://www.annmariegarden.org/

Claude Moore Colonial Farm and their Market Fair
http://1771.org/?page_id=940

Earth Treks Climbing Gyms
http://www.earthtreksclimbing.com/

Free Summer concerts at Strathmore

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Maryland Shakespeare Festival

[Anonymous]

Another vote here for the Visionary Arts Museum and their cool kinetic sculpture race. Really an awesome event, interesting museum, and fabulous gift shop!

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The Andre Bluemel Meadow should be opening soon for the season:
http://www.ahs.org/meadow

And I bookmarked this awesome DCUM thread from a few weeks ago with a great list of local nature spots:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/295968.page#3364403

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Politics and Prose for their amazing author events for kids! check their schedule...your kids could have the opportunity to meet some of their favorite authors.

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Letterboxing and or geocaching...both are fun ways to get out and explore! We like letterboxing best because of the handcarved stamps.

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Anonymous wrote:Politics and Prose for their amazing author events for kids! check their schedule...your kids could have the opportunity to meet some of their favorite authors.

I don't know if that is PG-13. There's this lady that's there cursing about the lack of tables and free Wi-Fi.

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Glen Echo Park & Meadowlark Gardens, in diff locations but both have Living Classrooms in addition to everything else
Viva Vienna!
Koshland Science Museum
Discovery Creek in Palisades
Imagination Stage
Clemyjontri Park first thing in the a.m.
Various ethnic festivals like the Greek Orthodox Festival, Chinese New Year etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Bookmarking this thread- amazing!!

+10000 thank you!!!

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There is a new pirate ship cruise out of Annapolis.

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Anonymous wrote:There is a new pirate ship cruise out of Annapolis.

Really?! Super cool!! Going to look it up

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Go Ape Zip Lining (in Rockville and Williamsburg)
http://goape.com/courses