# Visiting Washington DC - need advice! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 24, 2017, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-washington-dc-need-advice/787332 "2017-05-24T09:35:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-washington-dc-need-advice/787332/41 "2017-06-08T15:49:22Z")
I would prefer Saturday afternoon just because I don’t like driving at night, especially since DC is more than an hour from home for me. Just tossing this out there - before I left Florida, we had a fest in a park where we met up, brought bag lunches and hung out. I liked it because no one was trapped in a seat in a restaurant - you could socialize with everyone. I would gladly offer my place as a venue, but since I live in the boonies, I expect it’s not a popular option. So that’s my 2¢ - I will do my best to attend, even if it’s an evening in DC. But, in closing, vote for PICNIC! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-washington-dc-need-advice/787332/42 "2017-06-08T15:54:41Z")
> [@SciFiSam](#): > > The museums are all free[…] The _Smithsonian_ museums are all free. Granted, that includes a lot of museums. But there are other well-known museums that shouldn’t be mistaken as being part of the Smithsonian: National Gallery of Art Corcoran Gallery of Art Phillips Collection United States Holocaust Memorial Museum [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-washington-dc-need-advice/787332.md?page=2)