Be sure to look for these while in Rock Creek Park but be prepared to look awhile. It can be hard…read moreto find. The Capitol Stones are exactly that. Leftover stones from renovation of the Capitol Building. Somewhere there's a big pile in the woods. Finding these can take awhile. If you don't know where to go of course. The first place to head towards is the horse stables. After you get here go along the trail east. The stones are off to the side of this trail after a ways. Look for a do not enter sign. When you see this enter there. Ignore what the sign says and just go. The stones are in a few piles. It doesn't seem like much to look at. Just a lot of stones that are piled high. These are of course more than that so it's worth a visit.

Visit the hard-to-find Capitol Stones, hidden in the wilds of Rock Creek Park; easy to find if you…read moreknow where to look. We wandered the foot paths of the park for an hour, and even with the help of Google Maps (which showed the wrong location), we couldn't find the famous pile of discarded sandstone and marble sections that were removed the original US Capitol during the 1958 renovation of the West Front, until someone told us where to look. Park at the Rock Creek Park Horse Center, 5100 Glover Road. Walk over to the horse barns adjacent to the Horse Center's office. Locate the walking path near the southeast corner of horse barns. Follow that path in an easterly (ENE) direction, downhill. In 100 feet or so you pass a building on the right side of the path, beyond the trees and foliage. Continue along the path for another 400-500 feet, past the buildings visible on the right. On the right side of the path, past trees and foliage you will see a cyclone fence. There are two narrow dirt foot paths from the main path to the cyclone fence. The second one was much easier to traverse the day we were there. The Capitol Stones are piled up inside the fenced area. From outside the fence, it doesn't look like much. But there is a break in the fence, on the south side, and it is well worth climbing through to wander among the piles of discarded building blocks from the old Capitol building. You will come across carved pieces like the one shown below, sometimes stacks of them. The history of our city and country, discarded like trash in a landfill. A poignant bookend to every visitor's tour of the monuments.

On the U.S. Capitol grounds is a historic summer house that's often open to the public to escape…read morethe sun, use the drinking fountain or east on one of the seats inside.

We were excited to stumble upon this cute little place outside the Capitol building. It's actually…read morea virtual geocache site so we were excited about that as well. It's a great place to take a seat in the shade. There's a fresh fountain there so you can wash your hands or cool off there as well.

The guided tour were interesting. There isn't much original furniture to see here but you will…read morelearn so much about Clara Barton's life. This place is located next to Glen Echo Park.

I think this is a four star or four and a half (you can't give "halves"). It's steeped in very…read moreinteresting history. The park ranger was awesome (09/05/25) and knew everything about her. You got a real sense of what kind of person she was, how she was not perfect like people think but how she truly believed in what she did and she lived it literally, making her home a place to take in fire/flood and natural disaster victims/war victims. She truly did care and it weighed on her. The house itself is huge. However at this time, the furnishing are mostly in storage as they are awaiting rehab on the building. You can't go upstairs. If it'd of been rehabbed and all moved back in and you could go upstairs, I think this would be a 5 star review. Right now it needs TLC. Her stuff is still there though. I wish they' d of upkept the garden it's a jungle mess back there. However, it's in a cool area to check out and a lovely drive just outside of DC. Enjoyed the visit there and the park ranger was the highlight of the trip.

Nellies Needler annual show , 600 entries here are just a few I liked. $20 entry which goes to…read moresustaining the show

Very hot day made for a great uncrowded tour through this local gem. Autumn was an excellent guide,…read moreproviding much information. As locals we had not been here before and were delighted to discover such an amazing piece of history. New appreciation for indigenous and slave families who lived on this property. So glad new facts are emerging on a regular basis. Good work demonstrated by GMU students!

Well, this is the closest thing on Yelp to the Capitol Building. It's yet another part of the…read morebeauty of the National Mall. If you want to visit, be sure to get there early for the free tickets. It's on a first come - first served basis. Get there early as they tend to run out of tickets on warm summer days. Currently there is some construction going on, but it's not too bad. Visiting information is here: http://www.aoc.gov/cc/visit/index.cfm You can't go to Washington DC without at least walking past the Capitol Building.

I didn't get a chance to get into the Capital building but It was pretty cool to see them working…read moreto refurbish the outside of the building. The architecture and detiail on the capitol building and many of the other buildings on the mall are simply amazing. Definately worth a trip back for more sightseeing and learning.

Mount Airy is a historic mansion that George Washington frequented in the 18th century. As the…read moremansion was passed down through generations, the original structure has been maintained fairly well. Today, it's an events space in the middle of Rosaryville State Park. Even if you don't go for an event, there's a small trail that leads to it if you want a history lesson.

This was a disappointing trip . I had waited for a while to get in to see the mansion because the…read moregate was closed all the time. When I finally saw it was open and advertised a event that same day, it was Sunday afternoon so there was time to visit . Well to my " surprise " the place was sadly not kept up it looked deserted the streams were overtaken with algae and trash ! The people were not there for the event the mansion was sad to see with foggy windows,dust and debris everywhere . I hop that since a couple of years ago the mansion has been completely renovated and the grounds are beautiful and the water is clean enough to put my feet in . Maybe I could check - in again as it is a great venue for the community and visitors.

Do not book this venue…read more My spouse and I booked this venue for our wedding a year in advance. We are extremely busy attorneys and wanted to stay ahead of schedule. Three months out from our wedding day - having put down thousands of dollars in non-reimbursable deposits and friends and family from around the continent planning their travel - Dumbarton sent us an email in the middle of the work day to say our wedding had been cancelled. Not even the courtesy of a phone call. The reason? The HVAC needed to be replaced. Dumbarton claimed to be invoking the force majeure provision of the contract. As attorneys, we know that this is not a proper invocation of such a provision. Dumbarton failed to take account of the age and state of their HVAC system and booked events it could not in fact host due to these issues. Just because Dumbarton failed to foresee the need to replace the HVAC does not mean this was unforseeable. This was negligence. And it was a breach of our contract. Through our own extraordinary effort and extreme luck, we ended up securing another venue for the same date. That other venue, the National Museum of Women in the Arts, was extremely sympathetic and made accommodations for us, which was the only reason that this last minute change worked out. This was also the only reason Dumbarton avoided a lawsuit from us. After we had secured a new venue, Dumbarton attempted to backtrack and said that we might still be able to host our event at their venue, but we would have to sign additional waivers related to the HVAC system. Obviously our confidence in Dumbarton to host this most important event had been completely destroyed, and we had no interest in waiving any rights we had against them. Nor do we think it was appropriate for them to say that they would only honor our contract, which they had already breached, by signing additional waivers. Making matters worse, it took Dumbarton over a month to return our several thousand dollar deposit to us after this debacle. First, they claimed their online payment system was not working--something we had to point out to them after the money never came to us. Then they said they would mail us a check. After more weeks went by, we asked where our money was. Only at that point did they actually bother to send us the check. In the time we were in contact with Dumbarton, they went through at least two event managers, both of whom were fresh out of college when they started working there. I cannot stress enough the importance of booking a wedding venue with an experienced event manager. The fact that Dumbarton cannot seem to keep one longer than a few months is telling. (And to be clear, the fault went straight to the top, including the Executive Director who emailed us about these "updates.") As a final warning - when we first looked at this venue, we looked at reviews online and we noticed some saying that their event management staff were disorganized and inexperienced. When we brought these reviews up to staff when we visited the venue, they assured us that those reviews were not by the couples themselves. Well - let me be absolutely clear: I am half of a couple and Dumbarton was a nightmare. Do not book this venue if you actually want your wedding to happen.

Dumbarton House is a historic house in Georgetown built in 1800 when the federal government was in…read morePhiladelphia and not D.C. It was a private residence until 1928 when it became the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America HQ. Four years later, they opened a house museum inside. They offer tours for $10 and it takes you through the house museum on the ground floor and the exhibit on the second floor, which rotates every six months. There's also a large garden on the property as well. Dumbarton House also hosts some of the most unique events in the city- 1) The Dumbarton House in Georgetown hosts some of the most unique events in the city- 1) Jane Austen movie nights on July Wednesdays in the garden, 2) Ice cream making on the lawn in honor of First Lady Dolley Madison, 3) Afternoon tea for families, and 4) Chamber music concerts. If you love events and history, it's worth a visit. The staff are also very friendly and very knowledgeable about D.C. and the museum industry.

What a fabulous gem Of the park! You can see how the…read moreoriginal settlers lived and farmed off the land. There were sheep, pigs, cattle, chickens, etc! There was even a tobacco house...it is a nice place to Take your family and have a nice easy stroll. You can walk to the water and even see across a bay to see Washington's home...Mount Vernon. Serious a must do if you are in the area. Just an awesome peaceful place.

The walk from the parking lot to the pier was a little extensive for someone that has a walking…read moredisability. Nice size fish caught during the afternoon hours close to closing time.