Things to Do In Bethesda

This intimate, elegant and acoustically advanced venue is located in a beautifully restored 1930s Art Deco theater. Enjoy dinner and cocktails while taking in live jazz performances, comedy shows and more.

Boasting three world-class venues on 16 scenic acres, The Music Center at Strathmore is one of the Washington D.C., area’s premier destinations for performing and visual arts.

This leafy, cobblestoned neighborhood on the Potomac River is home to D.C.’s most fashionable boutiques, galleries and restaurants. It is the city’s oldest and wealthiest neighborhood and one of its most lively, with a nightlife scene that pulses deep into the next morning.

Situated on the banks of the Potomac River near Georgetown, the Kennedy Center is the nation’s capital’s premier center for the performing arts, hosting an array of concerts, plays, musicals and more throughout the year.

Rising 555 feet and five inches above the National Mall, this gleaming white marble obelisk is one of the most iconic structures in the world. After the 70-second elevator ride to the top, you can enjoy stunning panoramic view of downtown D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Get in touch with your inner James Bond as you browse the world's largest collection of spy artifacts, ranging from the coded letters of Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold and the KGB's nifty lipstick pistol to high-tech 21st century surveillance and intelligence gadgetry.

One of the most distinguished museums in the world, the National Gallery of Art preserves, protects and exhibits over 141,000 paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures and decorative arts spanning from the Middle Ages to the present day.

The oldest of the Smithsonian’s 19 museums, the Smithsonian Castle was built in 1855 and is home to a state-of-the-art visitors center with interactive 3-D maps detailing all of the Smithsonian Institution sites, including the museums, galleries and the National Zoo.

An expansive green lawn extending two miles from the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall is lined on both sides by 200-year-old American elm trees, Smithsonian Institution museums, the National Archives, the National Gallery of Art and the U.S. Botanic Gardens.