🇺🇸 Washington DC 1.5-Day Power Itinerary

📍 Day 1️⃣: Museum Rush & Iconic Landmarks ✈️ 1:00 PM - Land at Reagan Airport → Blue Line Metro to downtown (30min, $2.5 with tap-to-pay cards). 🏨 2:30 PM - Hotel drop-in → Smithsonian Natural History Museum 🔸 Must-Sees: Dinosaur Hall 🦖 (T-Rex showdown!) Mineral Gallery 💎 (Hope Diamond sparkles!) 🌆 5:00 PM - Washington Monument → Lincoln Memorial (Golden hour at Reflecting Pool!) → White House exterior pics. 📍 Day 2️⃣: Art, History & Ivy Vibes 🕙 9:30 AM - National Museum of American History • 10:15 AM free tour (Pro tip: Follow the "200 Years of Glory" highlights!). 🖼️ 11:30 AM - National Gallery of Art (West Wing) • Masterpiece Marathon: Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Monet (3hrs enough to overdose on beauty!). 🏛️ 3:00 PM - Capitol Hill photo op → U.S. Botanic Garden (Tiny but lush 🌿). 🎓 4:30 PM - Georgetown University • Uber to Healy Hall (Hogwarts vibes! 🏰). 🚇 Transport Hacks: ✔️ Walkable downtown (20mins between Smithsonian museums). ✔️ Metro/card-friendly (No paper tickets needed!). ✔️ Skip buses—Uber to Georgetown (~15min). #WashingtonDC #PowerItinerary #MuseumHopping #DCinADay 🇺🇸