Family Fun · 2026
Museums & Historic Sites
The DC area is unusually rich in museums, so what parents nominate says something about which ones actually work with children. Voting ran daily through July. Check timed entry requirements, which galleries are genuinely interactive, where the stroller parking and quiet rooms are, and whether special exhibitions carry a separate ticket on top of free admission.
National Air and Space Museum
FinalistNational Building Museum
FinalistNational Postal Museum
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Halloween parades, trunk or treats and fall farm festivals fill the DC area this weekend, Oct. 23 to 25. Here are our favorite picks for families in DC, Maryland and Virginia, including plenty of free options.
The Big Build returns to the National Building Museum on Saturday, Oct. 17. It is free, it runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and kids get hard hats, real tools and more than a dozen activity stations run by working builders.
Get ready for a day of building, learning, and hands-on fun at The Big Build, a free annual festival at…
