We took our kids to see the many museums and memorials in Washington DC on a weekend in December. We found cheap flights on Southwest Airlines and were able to get a free hotel stay due to our Hyatt credit card sign up bonus. Check out our jam packed itinerary.
Friday Dec 2
- Flight AA 4:50PM – 7:22 pm- take metro into hotel
- Dinner: City Tap House (5 min walk)
- Grand Hyatt Washington (points)
Saturday Dec 3
- Breakfast – Starbucks in the lobby
- Walk to Ford’s Theater (5 min)
- Opens at 10AM – Walk to Museum Natural History (6 min)
- American History (next door) – Lunch there
- Washington Monument (5 min)
- Jefferson Memorial (20 min)
- FDR, MLK, Korean, Lincoln, Vietnam Memorials as we walk by
- Walk to the White House (20 min)
- Walk to Dinner – GCDC Grilled Cheese Bar (4 min)
- Walk back to hotel – (15 min)
Sunday Dec 4
- Breakfast – Starbucks in the lobby
- Opens at 10AM – Walk to The National Archives (11 min)
- walk to Air and Space (10 min)
- Lunch – American Indian Museum (next door)
- Capitol Building and Supreme Court
- grab bags and take metro back to airport
- Flight leaves at 3:59 PM
