Weekend in D.C.

[Jake]

Kelsey and I arent fans of zoos ethically. I don't know, the A&S museum has always been a dream of mine to go to. I want to see the space shuttle Won't I drive past it on the way in?

Sort of but not really. You'll do 81 North to 66 East and take 66 all the way to Arlington where you're staying (or into DC, it turns into E St or Constitution Ave).

Two great food options near your hotel to look at, both of which are walkable - Ragtime and Tupelo Honey. Look up their menus and see what you think. Just more options closer to home base.

FWIW I thought the Spy Museum was not worth the time or money. It's expensive to get in (I think $17 a person?) and seemed to cater more toward kids when I was there. The Newseum is also paid entry at a similar price point and far far more worth it.

I'm with Polen, skip the A&S museum in Dulles (come back another weekend and do Katie's Cars & Coffee and the Dulles A&S, that's all geographically closer) and do the one in DC proper. It's still way cool.

Just getting around will eat up a lot of your time, whether you Metro or Uber or walk. The DC A&S and Newseum are both in the same walkable area of the Mall, and you can walk (or Capital Bikeshare, look them up if weather is good) to some of the monuments as well.

Trying to get from DC to Dulles to Tysons will only make you want to jump in front of a Metro train. Which, please don't, they have enough delays as it is.