If you live in DC, how often do you go to the Smithsonian’s?

[Anonymous]

We used to go to the zoo at least once a month, pre Covid.

My theory is the powers that be are trying to make the zoo suck so they can close it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Too bad there’s not a Smithsonian Museum of Grammar and Usage.

Ha! And on National Apostrophe Day, too!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/14/apostrophe-appreciation/

PP here. It's actually, International Apostrophe Day, invented by the Apostrophe Protection Society (clearly we don't need to protect it in the title of this thread), headquartered in England.

[Anonymous]

live in DC (in Shaw) with school aged kids, and we probably hit one of them at least once a month. They like the Botanical Gardens and Natural History and go often, we have been to Air and Space a few times since it opened, they like the cafeteria at American Indian so we stop for lunch when we are down there, and we occasionally hit up American History.

When they were littler, I would go to the National Gallery and Hirshhorn and Postal Museum for their kids activities.

I feel a major perk of living in DC is how well my kids know the museums -- they are familiar with every nook and cranny of Natural History and Botanical Gardens. They also just finished up a few sessions of Smithsonian camp, where they do help the kids have a theme in mind and go investigating within the museums -- to use them as a learning tool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never. I hate crowds of tourists.

Oh and I also hate museums. So dull.

You must be dull

[Anonymous]

We go to National Galley with our kid every quarter. He loves it and it’s only a 15 min drive from our house. We usually only stay for an hour and that’s totally fine. We now have a great parking spot that’s always free whenever we go.

[Anonymous]

FWIW, the NGA is not part of the Smithsonian.

[Anonymous]

When living in DC, at least twice a month, more if out of towners visiting.

[Anonymous]

Awesome free museums are one of the biggest perk of living in DC. Zoo, arboretum, churches, cemeteries, farmers markets, botanical garden and random protests or concerts are fun too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We don’t go any more. They are petrindishes for Covid. People should really be staying home.

Ever heard of vaccines, masks and hand sanitizers? You can't stop living.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never. I hate crowds of tourists.

Oh and I also hate museums. So dull.

Hate people, history AND art?

[Anonymous]

When kids were in elementary school, we would go twice a month on a Sunday afternoon to a DC museum.
Now we go three or four times a year.