Bladensburg MD Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions

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ACourtyard Washington Convention Center

Courtyard Washington Convention Center
  • 900 F St nw
    Washington, DC 20004
  • +1 800 368 9000
4.0
182+ reviews, 6 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Washington, Washington DC (5.4 miles from Bladensburg)
  • . Great deal. more on MyTravelGuide
  • . Great deal for my stay as a tourist with a kid. more on MyTravelGuide

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Courtyard Washington Convention Center
900 F St nw
Washington, DC 20004

BLibrary of Congress

  • 101 Independence Ave SE
    Washington, DC 20003
  • 2027075000
4.5
18+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Washington, Washington DC (5.1 miles from Bladensburg)
  • Really too much of a hassle to do research here, but the architecture is gorgeous and Jefferson's ... more on Yelp
  • I love the LOC. I always take visitors here because I think it's such a beautiful building. It's also one of the lesser known DC attractions for tourists ... more on Yelp

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Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
Washington, DC 20003

CNational Gallery of Art

  • West Building
    Constitution Avenue and 6th Avenue, Washington DC, DC 20565
  • 2023571300
5.0
90+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Two truly world-class art museums in one spot. The renovations are spectacular. My review, however, will focus on the recently-completed (Nov. '07) ... more on Yelp
  • the best museum. the top floor is my favorite, but i also really love the portraits of famous people in history b/c you inadvertently learn a bunch ... more on Yelp

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National Gallery of Art
West Building
Constitution Avenue and 6th Avenue, Washington DC, DC 20565

DFranciscan Monastery

Franciscan Monastery
  • 1400 Quincy St Northeast
    Washington, DC 20017-3041
  • +1 202 526 6800
5.0
19+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Washington, Washington DC (3.0 miles from Bladensburg)
  • I have been to the Franciscan Monastery numerous times, and I can't get enough of it. I even take my fifth-graders every year. The gardens around the Monastery are beautiful. Each and every flower is a beautiful reflection of the prayers of the Franciscan friars who live there. Inside, the Chu... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • There are replicas of the Holy Land at this Monastery (also known as Mount St Sepulchre). The replicas include the Nativity Grotto in Bethlehem and the tomb of Christ in Jerusalem. The Monastery was established about 100 years ago to accommodate people who could not travel to the Holy Land. There... more on TripAdvisor

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Franciscan Monastery
1400 Quincy St Northeast
Washington, DC 20017-3041

EBureau of Engraving and Printing

  • 14th and C sts. SW
    Washington DC, DC 20228
  • +1 202 874 3019
  • The previous reviewers are absolutely right when they say getting tickets for this thing is a pain. The literature says that most tickets are gone by 9 a.m.: do not believe them! We went during Spring Break, and if you weren't in line by 630 am, you did NOT get tickets. 7 am people were turned aw... more on TripAdvisor
  • Overall, I'm not sure the freezing cold line I waited in for over an hour to get a ticket was worth the tour. If someone else had waited in line for me, it would have been worth it. You can get up to 4 tickets per person in line. The tickets are distributed at 8:00a froma little kiosk on 15th str... more on TripAdvisor

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Bureau of Engraving and Printing
14th and C sts. SW
Washington DC, DC 20228

FFolger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library
  • 201 East Capitol Street South East
    Washington, DC 20003-1004
  • +1 202 544 7077
3.5
6+ reviews, 2 sources
  • What is Folger's? It is a library. It is a theatre. It is a research center and gallery. If you are a fan of the Bard, you need to go to here. It ... more on Yelp
  • Ditto Gayle, this is a vastly overlooked cultural institution of Washington. more on Yelp

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Folger Shakespeare Library
201 East Capitol Street South East
Washington, DC 20003-1004

GFederal Bureau of Investigation

  • 935 Pennsylvania Avenue
    NW, J Edgar Hoover Building, Washington DC, DC 20535
  • +1 202 324 3000
  • Overview U.S. government agency offers a tour of crime-fighting techniques, photos of the Ten Most Wanted and firearms demonstrations. more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview Tours of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are closed indefinitely due to extensive renovations. more on GoCityKids.com

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Federal Bureau of Investigation
935 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, J Edgar Hoover Building, Washington DC, DC 20535

HFreer Gallery of Art

Freer Gallery of Art
  • 1200 Jefferson Drive SW
    Washington DC, DC 20560
  • 2023571300
4.5
12+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Unfortunately you can tell that eastern art doesn't have much of a priority by the location and size of the exhibit. They had a great collection of small ... more on Yelp
  • I went here almost 12 years ago and it is still my favorite collection of art to date!!! The Peacock Room was one of my best memories of Washington DC. ... more on Yelp

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Freer Gallery of Art
1200 Jefferson Drive SW
Washington DC, DC 20560

IPetersen House

  • 516 10th Street
    N.W., Washington DC, DC 20004
  • 2024266924
3.0
5+ reviews, 3 sources
  • Overview The house where Lincoln was carried after the shooting and where he died. more on TripAdvisor
  • Overview After he was mortally wounded at Ford's Theatre, the doctors attending Lincoln had him carried out into the street, where boarder Henry Safford, standing in the open doorway of his rooming house, gestured for them to bring the president inside. So Lincoln died in the home of William Petersen, a G... more on Frommers

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Petersen House
516 10th Street
N.W., Washington DC, DC 20004

JKorean War Veterans Memorial

Korean War Veterans Memorial
  • Independence Ave
    Washington DC, DC 20001
  • 2024266841
4.5
12+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
  • Location: Washington, Washington DC (4.6 miles from Bladensburg)
  • Overview This memorial to the 1.5 million United States men and women who served in the Korean War (1950-53) highlights the high cost of freedom. Nearly 37,000 Americans were killed on the Korean peninsula, 8,000 were missing in action, and more than 103,000 were wounded. The privately funded memorial was... more on Fodor's
  • Overview One of the most powerful and moving sights in the District of Columbia is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located near the National Mall and the Lincoln Memorial. The main portion of the memorial, dedicated in 1982, was designed by architect Maya Ying Lin and contains 58,256 names of soldiers who ... more on NileGuide

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Korean War Veterans Memorial
Independence Ave
Washington DC, DC 20001