The Governor's House Hotel/A Capital Hotel

Take a self-guided tour of the White House, Tuesdays to Saturdays. As long as you have joined the queue before midday, you will get in. Visit the whole gem section of the American Natural History Museum, not just the Hope Diamond (and the Dresden diamond, currently on loan). Stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King gave his famous speech. See the original constitution and the declaration of independence in the National Archives. Walk around the Capitol building and also go down to the National Library. Go up the Washington Memorial for a bird's eye view of all that you've seen or are about to visit. Take a look at the TV and Film sections of the Museum of American History - original characters from Sesame Street and/or the Muppets, Dorothy's red slippers from the Wizard of OZ and Fonzie's leather jacket (Happy Days) being some of the exhibits.Entrance to everything is free, but in some cases you have to get there early enough to be allocated a ticket.