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4. VERIZON SPORTS CENTER
Children love the energetic events here. Among the acts that perform here are tour-
ing ice skating spectaculars, professional wrestling, hockey games and many top-
name pop and rock acts. The food is better than usual at this arena and, naturally, is
geared toward kids (for further details see Verizon Center ).
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5. NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM
This interesting museum runs regular programs for families, where children and
parents can learn about various methods of construction, architecture, and design.
Together, families can build edible houses, learn about different construction mater-
ials, or solve a city's transport problem. The permanent and visiting exhibitions will
also appeal (for further details see National Building Museum ) .
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6. NATIONAL AQUARIUM
The star attraction for children here is the 2pm feedings and aquarist talks: sharks
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays; piranha on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and
Sundays; and alligators on Fridays. The aquarium houses about 300 specimens in
its glass tanks and provides easy-to-understand informative material about freshwa-
ter habitats and the oceans and the marine life they support. The staff are extremely
friendly and helpful, and children's questions are handled with aplomb (for further
details see National Aquarium ).
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7. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY
This kid-friendly museum has some great hands-on action for its younger visitors,
including the Spark Lab where interactive exhibits are designed to explore the pro-
cess of invention. Activities are targeted at children aged six to twelve, but there is
also the “under-5 zone” for younger children. The award-winning “Invention at Play”
exhibition uses games and experiments to look at similarities between the way chil-
dren and adults play, and the creative processes used by inventors (for further details
see National Museum of American History ).
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