Kid Friendly Activities in the DC Area

People always ask me for DC activity suggestions when they have friends/family coming to visit with kids.  Half the time I blank and mumble something about the zoo.  When a friend asked me this a few weeks ago, I decided to finally write down an entire list including restaurant options.  This way, it's easy to plan an afternoon with a dinner option close by!

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DC

1. East City Bookshop

2. The Wharf DC

3. United States National Arboretum

4. Beauvoir Playground

5. Meridian Hill Park

6. Rock Creek Park Nature Center and Planetarium

Maryland

1. Glen Echo Park

2. Be With Me Playseum

3. ClimbZone

4. College Park Aviation Museum

Virginia

1. Gravelly Point

2. Flight Trampoline Park Springfield

3. Upton Hill Regional Park

4. Torpedo Factory

Highly recommended

1. Hirshhorn Museum

2. Smithsonian Air & Space Museum

3. International Spy Museum

4. National Museum of African American History & Culture

5. National Geographic Museum

6. Museum of the Bible

7. National Postal Museum

8. Smithsonian National Zoo

9. Mount Vernon Estate in Virginia

10. National Building Museum

11. National Gallery of Art - East Building Giftshop

Eats

1. 2 Amys

2. 7th Hill Pizza Palisades

3. Timber Pizza Company

4. Little Pearl

5. We the Pizza

6. Union Market

7. Chadwicks in Old Town

8. Busboys & Poets (several locations)

Sweets

6. Ice Cream Jubilee

7. A Baked Joint

8. Baked & Wired

9. Pretzel Bakery

10. Kilwin's in Old Town