Southeast Road Trip VI - Washington DC & Fairfax
Final stop in Fairfax, Virginia to see some family and to visit the impressive monuments at the National Mall in DC.
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Day 1 Itinerary
Places visited: Oyamel Cocina Mexicana - US Navy Memorial Plaza - National Archives Museum - National Gallery of Art - National Mall - National Gallery of Art – Sculpture Garden - Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Castle - National Mall - National Museum of African American History and Culture - Washington Monument - The White House - Washington Monument - World War II Memorial - Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - Lincoln Memorial - Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool - Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Constitution Gardens - Major General Winfield Scott Hancock Statue - International Country Club
Oyamel Cocina Mexicana
US Navy Memorial Plaza
National Archives Museum
National Gallery of Art
National Mall
The National Mall has a lot of open lawn space with shaded areas - perfect for picnics. Food trucks line up some of the main cross streets like 7th Street NW & 14th Street SW.
National Gallery of Art – Sculpture Garden
Very cool sculpture garden of the National Gallery of Art. There is a cute cafe in the garden good for lunch or a quick coffee break.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian Castle
National Mall
You can easily spend more than a day in this large park filled with impressive monuments and world-class museums.
We visited by foot but it was a lot of walking. There is a shuttle bus that goes around the park stopping at all major sites. You can also bike or scooter around.
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Supposedly one of the most popular museums in National Mall. Need to make a reservation in advance.
Washington Monument
The White House
Washington Monument
You can go to the top of this monument which has a great view of the whole park. Capacity is limited so need to make reservation weeks ahead.
World War II Memorial
A beautiful monument with a big fountain. This is probably my favorite monument in the whole park of National Mall.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
The pictures don’t do it justice.
The reflection pool got its name because of the perfect reflection of the Washington monument in it when you stand on the east end of the pool.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Constitution Gardens
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock Statue
International Country Club
Day 2 Itinerary
Places visited: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center - Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Truly impressive flight museum. There is a real decommissioned space shuttle “ Discovery” on display. We also found a full-size X-wing model (Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker).
