A week in Washington, District of Columbia

Seven days in Washington, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Galería Nacional de Arte. 35 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Galería Nacional de ArteMuseum · On the map
  2. National MallPark · 0.2 mi on from Galería Nacional de Arte · On the map
  3. Smithsonian InstitutionMuseum · 0.2 mi on from National Mall · On the map
  4. Washington MonumentMonument · 0.5 mi on from Smithsonian Institution · On the map
  5. White HousePalace · 0.6 mi on from Washington Monument · On the map
  6. 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.

Day 2

  1. Marine Corps War MemorialMonument · On the map
  2. Arlington National CemeteryMonument · 0.9 mi on from Marine Corps War Memorial · On the map
  3. Pentagon MemorialMonument · 0.7 mi on from Arlington National Cemetery · On the map

3 stops, 3.4 mi on foot along the streets: about 1 h 6 min of walking.

Day 3

  1. Vietnam Veterans MemorialMonument · On the map
  2. Jefferson MemorialMonument · 0.9 mi on from Vietnam Veterans Memorial · On the map
  3. United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumMuseum · 0.4 mi on from Jefferson Memorial · On the map
  4. Ford's TheatreTheatre or opera house · 0.7 mi on from United States Holocaust Memorial Museum · On the map
  5. Smithsonian American Art MuseumMuseum · 0.1 mi on from Ford's Theatre · On the map
  6. National Portrait GalleryMuseum · Next to Smithsonian American Art Museum · On the map

6 stops, 3.3 mi on foot along the streets: about 1 h 3 min of walking.

Day 4

  1. National Museum of Women in the ArtsMuseum · On the map
  2. Freer Gallery of ArtMuseum · 0.8 mi on from National Museum of Women in the Arts · On the map
  3. Arthur M. Sackler GalleryMuseum · 0.1 mi on from Freer Gallery of Art · On the map
  4. NewseumMuseum · 0.6 mi on from Arthur M. Sackler Gallery · On the map
  5. Victims of Communism MemorialMonument · 0.6 mi on from Newseum · On the map
  6. National Postal MuseumMuseum · 0.2 mi on from Victims of Communism Memorial · On the map

6 stops, 2.7 mi on foot along the streets: about 54 min of walking.

Day 5

  1. Dumbarton OaksMuseum · On the map
  2. The Phillips CollectionMuseum · 0.9 mi on from Dumbarton Oaks · On the map
  3. Cathedral of St. Matthew the ApostleCathedral · 0.5 mi on from The Phillips Collection · On the map
  4. White House Rose GardenGarden · 0.6 mi on from Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle · On the map

4 stops, 2.7 mi on foot along the streets: about 53 min of walking.

Day 6

  1. Statue of FreedomStatue · On the map
  2. Ulysses S. Grant MemorialMonument · 0.2 mi on from Statue of Freedom · On the map
  3. United States Botanic GardenGarden · 0.1 mi on from Ulysses S. Grant Memorial · On the map
  4. International Spy MuseumMuseum · 0.7 mi on from United States Botanic Garden · On the map

4 stops, 1.6 mi on foot along the streets: about 30 min of walking.

Day 7

  1. Corcoran Gallery of ArtMuseum · On the map
  2. World War II MemorialMonument · 0.4 mi on from Corcoran Gallery of Art · On the map
  3. Martin Luther King, Jr. MemorialPark · 0.3 mi on from World War II Memorial · On the map
  4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt MemorialMonument · 0.1 mi on from Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial · On the map
  5. West Potomac ParkGarden · 0.2 mi on from Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial · On the map
  6. Korean War Veterans MemorialMonument · 0.2 mi on from West Potomac Park · On the map

6 stops, 1.6 mi on foot along the streets: about 32 min of walking.

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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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