#Places to visit in washington dc plus#

Once you finish with the 490-foot floor, take the next elevator down to the bottom. Once at the top, spend as much time as you'd like, and you have access to 2 floors: First, the 500-foot floor, which has the views, and then walk down one flight of stairs to the 490-foot floor, which has information about the Monument.

#Places to visit in washington dc plus#

Inside every room and suite, youll find a mix of aqua, gray and beige hues, plus dark wood furniture and spa-inspired bathrooms. Now named Salamander Washington, DC, this Preferred Hotels-affiliated property houses 373 elegant accommodations. It takes only a minute or so for the elevator to get to the top, and so the whole trip up from the time you are called to go through security is about 8 to 10 minutes. Related: The best times to visit Washington, DC. First you go through security in a group of about 8, then you go up the elevator in a group of 10-15. Right at 11am they took the first group of 11am tour people up. On the day of our tour, we showed up for our 11am tour at 10:45am, and they were still finishing with the 10:30am folks. And with tickets costing only $1 each, it's a great bargain. So long as you log on right at 10am, though, it shouldn't be a problem. We went with option 1, and the tickets were all sold out in 5 minutes (by 10:05am). As many have stated, tickets are available either (1) 30 days in advance online, (2) 1 day in advance online, or (3) in-person on the morning that you want to go. I wasn't expecting much from a quick trip to the top of the Washington Monument for views of the city, but it's very well done - and the views are awesome because they perfectly align with the White House, Lincoln Memorial, and Capitol Building. This turned out to be one of the 2 or 3 best things our family did in Washington.