Best 184 things to do in Mount Vernon, VA

Paddle Fletchers Cove with a guide and quick kayak instruction

Walk DC’s U Street to trace jazz clubs and Black Broadway history

Walk DC’s Civil War-era red-light district with a local historian guide

Walk DC’s Blagden Alley and Naylor Court with a guide

Walk through Black Georgetown history, from a former slave pen site to Mt. Zion Cemetery

Walk DC’s punk history with stops at iconic landmarks

Walk Georgetown’s Cold War stories of socialites, spies, and power players

Walk from Meridian Hill Park to Adams Morgan and explore DC’s built history

Walk Anacostia’s streets to see local landmarks and Frederick Douglass history

Hike Rock Creek Park from the National Zoo to Pierce Mill and Boulder Bridge

Walk DC’s Southwest Waterfront from colonial roots to modern reinvention

Walk DC’s U Street and trace the legacy of “Black Broadway”

Walk Arlington’s memorial landscape, from Arlington House to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Walk Capitol Hill to see Union Station, the Supreme Court, and the Library of Congress

Cruise the Potomac and learn DC design stories from Georgetown to the National Mall

Taste five River-Sea chocolate bars and learn the bean-to-bar process