Washington D.C. Trip

From: Eric Chomko <chomko_at_greenbelt.com>
Date: Wed May 30 23:01:11 2001

healyzh_at_aracnet.com wrote:

> When I was living there I found February to be the best time to visit, of
> course it was about the worst time to be outside :^) Summer and Holiday
> weekends were something of a nightmare.
>

Hands down, the best time to see the museums in DC is Christmas eve. The
town is deserted. My family and I have turned that day into sort of the "let's
go to
the Smithsonian day." Last two years have been great. We were actually able to
park our vehicle on the street next to the mall. That's basically unheard of any

other time.

>
> What gets me is it sounds like the computer exhibit at the Museum of
> American History hasn't changed any in the last 10+ years. Though it sounds
> like the Aerospace museum has updated their exhibit some. I'm pretty sure
> it didn't have a MicroVAX II the last time I was there, of course that was
> in '93, so it could simply be faulty memory on my part.
>
> Zane
>
> > The museums in DC are great, alright... but summer is
> > the worst season to visit. Just too many people.
Received on Wed May 30 2001 - 23:01:11 BST