Hey all! My cousin and her family are visiting DC in May and asked for recommendations for fun activities for her family.

Her kids are 8 and 11. One kid has autism and has some sensory sensitivities and it’s safe to say both have short attention spans. The kids are great, well-traveled and excited to do new things - but I’m stuck!

Do you wonderful people have any ideas?!

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I hear if you go to the farmers market in DuPont you can witness a homeless man screaming obscenities and urinating in the middle of the street.

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I'm not homeless, bro.

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This is an offbeat one, but get a couple of mini microscopes from Amazon (they’re like $10-$20) and go to the botanical garden next the Capitol. The garden building is usually much quieter and less crowded than the Smithsonians and it’s a lot of fun to look at different kinds of exotic leaves/ spores/petals/etc under a microscope.

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Things I do with my ASD kiddo (also with sensory sensitivities) that he enjoys: Visit to the top of the Washington monument, monuments tour at night, Zoo, gravelly point, udvar-hazy air and space.

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*Definitely* Udvar-Hazy.

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Sculpture Garden is quick but kid friendly

Spy museum, zoo

The zoo!

Planet word!

My friend recently visited and their daughter’s two favorite spots were the zoo (but have to go really early in the day if you don’t want to be there with a ton of people and get your tickets online now) and the Garrison Elementary playground.

The Arboretum in SE could also be a good place to go if you need to get away from crowds

And also Teddy Roosevelt Island for a nice walk/away from crowds

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