🇺🇸 Washington DC 4-Day Itinerary

📅 Day 1: Art & Nature 🅿️ Parking: L'Enfant Plaza East Garage ($14/12hrs, 8-min walk) 🏛️ National Museum of Asian Art ⏰ 10AM-5:30PM | 🆓 Free | ⏳ 3hrs ✨ Must-see: Buddhist caves (full post coming!). 🦕 Smithsonian Natural History Museum ⏰ 10AM-5:30PM | 🆓 Free | ⏳ 3-4hrs 🐘 Highlights: Dinosaurs, Hope Diamond, and (usually) butterflies! 📅 Day 2: Icons & Money 🅿️ Street parking via ParkMobile (2-3hr limits) 🗿 MLK Memorial → Lincoln Memorial ⏰ Sunrise = best photos! 🗼 Washington Monument ⏰ Book 30 days ahead OR queue at 8:45AM. 💵 Bureau of Engraving & Printing ⏰ Mon-Fri 8:30AM-2PM | 📅 Requires booking | 🚫 No photos. 🚀 National Air & Space Museum ⏰ 10AM-5:30PM | 🆓 Free | 📅 Book ahead. 📅 Day 3: Pandas & Secret Doors 🐼 Smithsonian’s National Zoo ⏰ 8AM-4PM | 🆓 Free | 🅿️ $30 onsite ✨ Star residents: Pandas Qing Bao + Bao Li! 🚪 O Street Museum (The Mansion) ⏰ 9AM-9PM | 💰 $31 | 🔍 Hunt for 100+ hidden doors! 🏛️ White House + Treasury Building 📸 Quick photo ops! 📅 Day 4: Power & Books 🏛️ U.S. Capitol ⏰ Mon-Sat 8:30AM-4:30PM | 🆓 Free | 📅 Book ahead. 📚 Library of Congress ⏰ Tue-Sat 10AM-5PM | 🆓 Free | 📅 Book ahead. 🚗 Road trip to Annapolis, MD! #WashingtonDC #TravelGuide #FreeMuseums #DCItinerary