Anonymous wrote:The city is empty, EXCEPT for the Mall, which is horrible.

This. We were out Monday and every place had long lines.

I was downtown today with my daughter. Lines for the Smithsonian museums on constitution and independence were super long. So we ended up going to the national portrait Gallery which had no lines. We then wanted to go to the spy museum, but that also had long lines so we ended up going to Madame Tussaud's, no lines. So it is hit or miss.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in town this week (DC proper) and have found it to be very quiet. Traffic has been a breeze, places are in general less crowded. Tourists aren't really here en masse this week. I'd go for it. But do it tomorrow or Friday, not on the long weekend.

What the heck is "DC proper"?!

Why in the world are so many people being nasty? This pp was just trying to help. For the others complaining about using the term Smithsonian, that's pretty common around here. She gave some specific locations. If it bothers you, just don't respond!

School is out - of course it is!

Botanic Gardens has had lines out the wazoo since at least the 23rd. It might be slightly better today because of the crappy weather, but probably is still bad.