Washington, DC Museum Loop

Washington, DC Museum Loop

Trip Duration: 1 Day

 

 

Trip Inclusions:

• Deluxe motorcoach transportation

• Taxes

 

 

Trip Highlights:

 

Join Starr for a hassle-free day in our Nation's Capital, where you can explore a museum of your choice at your own pace! We’ll provide convenient transportation to Washington, DC, with stops at the city's most popular museums. Choose from 4 drop-off and pick-up locations to make the most of your day. Please note: This trip includes transportation only; travelers are responsible for any tickets or admissions.

 

Stop #1 National Air & Space Museum

Drop off 11:30am/Pick up 5:00pm

 

Visit the newly renovated Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum featuring the world's largest and most significant collection of aviation and space artifacts, encompassing all aspects of human flight.

 

Free timed-entry passes are required. Please reserve your pass online at https://airandspace.si.edu/ For planning purposes, 11:30am is our expected arrival time. Sign up for Starr Washington, DC Air & Space Museum tour for included tickets.

 

Passes are required for tours of the U.S. Capitol. To secure yours, make a reservation online at https://tours.visitthecapitol.gov/cvc

 

Nearby attractions: National Museum of the American Indian, U.S. Botanic Garden, Hirshhorn Museum, U.S. Capitol, and the National Statuary Hall.

 

Stop #2 National Gallery of Art

Drop off 11:40am/Pick up 5:10pm

 

The National Gallery of Art, one of the world's preeminent museums, preserves, collects, exhibits, and fosters the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards. The Gallery's collection includes some 141,000 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, decorative arts, and new media tracing the development of Western art from the Middle Ages to the present.

 

Nearby attraction: National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden

 

Stop #3 National Museum of American History/Museum of Natural History

Drop off 11:45am/Pick up 5:15pm

 

The National Museum of American History collects, preserves, and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific, and military history. Among the items on display is the original Star-Spangled Banner. Through research, in-depth exhibits, extensive collections and public outreach, the museum presents America's history in all its complexity. The museum's collection features more than three million artifacts, from Dorothy's ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz to sheet music written by DC legend Duke Ellington.

 

Explore the renowned American Museum of Natural History, the largest of its kind in the world. Highlights include the dazzling 45.5-carat Hope Diamond, the fascinating Ocean Hall, Mammals Hall, Hall of Human Origins, and the Insect Zoo. Don't miss the impressive African bush elephant in the museum's grand rotunda or the vibrant Butterfly Pavilion, home to hundreds of live butterflies.

 

Nearby attractions: National Museum of African American History & Culture, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Washington Monument.

 

Free timed-entry tickets are required to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Reservations can be made online at: https://nmaahc.si.edu/visit/plan-your-visit

 

Free timed-entry tickets are required to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Reservations can be made online at: https://www.ushmm.org/information/visit-the-museum/admission-tickets

 

Free timed-entry tickets are required to go to the top of the Washington Monument. You can secure your reservation online up to 30 days in advance by visiting: https://www.nps.gov/wamo/planyourvisit/fees.htm

 

Stop #4 National Portrait Gallery

Drop off 12:00pm/Pick up 5:30pm

 

Experience portraiture beyond the frame. Their collections present people of remarkable character and achievement. These Americans - artists, politicians, scientists, inventors, activists, and performers - form our national identity. They help us understand who we are and remind us of what we can aspire to be.

 

Nearby attraction: Ford's Theatre and Chinatown

 

 

Need to Know:

This trip includes transportation only; travelers are responsible for any tickets or admissions.

 

 

Accessibility:

A limited number of standard and bariatric wheelchairs are available for loan while visiting some of the museums. Please visit the Security Desk to inquire about availability. Wheelchairs are provided on a first come, first served basis. Visitors are welcome to bring their own mobility devices.

 

Starr has a select quantity of wheelchair accessible motorcoaches available; therefore, we suggest you contact a Travel Advisor to discuss any needs you may have before reserving your trip.

Map of Museum Loop National Gallery of Art National Museum of American History Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden National Museum of the American Indian United States Botanical Garden National Museum of African American History National Air & Space Museum