One day in Washington, District of Columbia
A day through Washington’s best-known sights that lie close together: Galería Nacional de Arte, National Mall, Smithsonian Institution, Washington Monument, White House and Lincoln Memorial. 6 stops, about 2.4 mi between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Galería Nacional de ArteMuseum · On the map
- National MallPark · 0.2 mi on from Galería Nacional de Arte · On the map
- Smithsonian InstitutionMuseum · 0.2 mi on from National Mall · On the map
- Washington MonumentMonument · 0.5 mi on from Smithsonian Institution · On the map
- White HousePalace · 0.6 mi on from Washington Monument · On the map
- Lincoln MemorialMonument · 0.9 mi on from White House · On the map
6 stops, 3.4 mi on foot along the streets: about 1 h 6 min of walking.
More for Washington
- Things to do in Washington, District of Columbia · 40 places to see, led by White House and Smithsonian Institution
- A week in Washington, District of Columbia · Seven days of sights, starting at Galería Nacional de Arte
Day trips from Washington
Photo credits
- Galería Nacional de Arte: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0
- National Mall: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
- Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain
- Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg, Public domain
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
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