Originally posted by curtintex
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Do you mind PM'ing me a couple of your top Houston restaurants for me and wifes upcoming date nights. Thank you very much in advance Curt. -
Lots of great suggestions and feedback….and those restaurant suggestions got my mouth watering.
Has anyone been to the Gettysburg Museum of history? Lots of Band of Brothers items in there.Comment
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Lots on your list with little time to do it all.
Gettysburg in one day is rushed, depending on what you want to get out of it. Same for some of those museums/items on your list. If only 2-3 days, I would focus on 2-3 destinations/museums and maybe a stroll around the mall.
Most of those could take most of a day, once again, depending on what you want to get out of it.Comment
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That's a good point above but you can get a good feel for each in 3-4 hours. Try to pre plan your trip for efficiency based on the events you want to take in. If you try to see it all you'll feel like parents and the end of a week seeing mickey mouse. Although it won't be hot.
Don't be afraid to hop in an Uber if hopping spot to spot, it can save serious time over walking the mall end to end or even walking back to your car and trying to find parking at your next spot.Comment
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So much to do, so little time…,
You could do two museums in a weekend (or even one) and call it a trip, however…..
If you want to get in a number of sites and sights, there are plenty of locations where you can get a pretty good look at a monument or museum but not hang out for 12 hours at a single spot, which can certainly be worth it if you are wanting to take everything in at that single location or two.
I wanted to see as many sites as possible on the two occasions that I have been to DC. I went to the National Air and Space Museum both times. 😀
A great thing is that the Washington Monument, the Vietnam Wall, the Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial, the Korean Memorial, etc., are all within walking distance at the national mall.
Where is this dissertation going?
Baltimore is about 40 miles away from downtown DC. I took time out of my last trip to go there and see Fort McHenry where the Star Spangled Banner was written and they still fly the 15 star and 15 stripe replica of the original Star Spangled Banner.
Not far away in Baltimore are the Historic Ships of Baltimore. The USCG Taney, USS Torsk and USS Constellation are all at one location and all floating.
The Torsk was the last US ship to sink a Japanese ship in WWII, the Taney is called the last survivor of Pearl Harbor and actually engaged and credited with a possible kill of a Japanese aircraft and the Constellation which was the last all sail vessel purchased by the US government and was done so during the Civil War.
Too much to do and too little time but according to how your plans go, it is a short hop to see a lot of important American history in Baltimore and like some of DC, in a fair close proximity. I think that people have so much to see in the DC lanp gas aarea that Baltimore might often be overlooked and it is so close.Comment
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PM Sent. It was hard for me to type that out considering that I'm on day 7 of Whole30.Originally posted by Man View Post
My mouth was watering and I'm extremely envious of anyone trying any of these recommendations right now.
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If you travel a little further south (on Interstate 95) the National Museum of the Marine Corp is a great place to visit.
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Wife does an annual convention every year in DC. Been there for10+ years.
Dinner at The Municipal Fish Market at the Wharf was one of my favorites! And sometimes we do this every night we are there. You can get seafood fresh cooked or steamed and then eat it on the docks/public areas. Or bring it home and cook if you're staying at an AirBnB. You can also go to nice restaraunts in the area as well. There's a new wharf area by the Capitals baseball stadium that has some high end restaraunts if that's your jive..
We The Pizza is a pretty legit pizza place as well.
Tune Inn was good and on DDD with Guy Fieri.
Lodging: Capitol Hill Hotel is nice and has a wine happy hour and good breakfast. Close to everything you can imagine as well.
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The tomb of the unknown at Arlington is a must see for every American!Comment
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Politely decline any personal tours of the capitol building by capitol policeComment
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Ive only been once, but i would add the Jefferson Memorial (short walk from the Lincoln) at night. Tomb of the Unknowns is incredibly moving and Audie Murphy is right there next to it. Mt Vernon was pretty great to see (and their graves are there also). The Museum of American History was probably my favorite. You could almost spend an entire day in each of the Smithsonian museums. The National Archives if you want to see the original founding documentsComment
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The Marine Corps. Silent Drill at the Marine barracks in DC. Called the Marching 24 sometimes.Comment
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