Capitol Hill Restoration Society Mother's Day House & Garden Tour
Capitol Hill Restoration Society - various times Pick
Capitol Hill Restoration Society - various times Pick
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
Big Bounce America (at the Rosecroft Raceway)
The Rosecroft Raceway - 9:00 AM
The Rosecroft Raceway - 9:00 AM
Capitol Hill Restoration Society Mother's Day House & Garden Tour
Capitol Hill Restoration Society - various times Pick
Capitol Hill Restoration Society - various times Pick
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
Ford's Theatre Tour
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington's Mount Vernon - 9:00 AM
George Washington's Mount Vernon - 9:00 AM
International Spy Museum
International Spy Museum DC - 9:00 AM
International Spy Museum DC - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Tour
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
Ford's Theatre Tour
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
The White House Tour
The White House - 9:30 AM
The White House - 9:30 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Tour
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
Celebration of Construction on the National Mall 2025
D.C. National Mall: between the American History Museum and the Smithsonian Castle - 9:00 AM Pick
D.C. National Mall: between the American History Museum and the Smithsonian Castle - 9:00 AM Pick
Community Day at National Museum of Women in the Arts
National Museum of Women in the Arts - 10:00 AM Pick
National Museum of Women in the Arts - 10:00 AM Pick
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
Celebration of Construction on the National Mall 2025
D.C. National Mall: between the American History Museum and the Smithsonian Castle - 9:00 AM Pick
D.C. National Mall: between the American History Museum and the Smithsonian Castle - 9:00 AM Pick
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
Ford's Theatre Tour
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
Ford's Theatre - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Tour
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
Bureau of Engraving and Printing - 9:00 AM
Celebration of Construction on the National Mall 2025
D.C. National Mall: between the American History Museum and the Smithsonian Castle - 9:00 AM Pick
D.C. National Mall: between the American History Museum and the Smithsonian Castle - 9:00 AM Pick
US Capitol & US Capitol Visitor Center Tour
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM
US Capitol Visitors Center - 8:30 AM

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Play, Work, Build at the National Building Museum
Thu Feb 2, 2023 - Sun Dec 31, 2023
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Repeating every week — Sundays, Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays through December 31, 2023
Except November 23, 2023, December 25, 2023.
Except November 23, 2023, December 25, 2023.
10:00am to 4:00pm ET
Age: 10 and under
Price: Free with purchase of a museum ticket. Adults $10; Kids (3-17) $7, (under 3) Free
Play, Work, Build is an interactive area where children and adults can put their hands to work using a variety of construction toys and tools.
From Tinker Toys to Lincoln Logs, to a giant wall of blocks that can be built up then knocked down again, this virtual building exhibit is ideal indoor fun for all ages.
Play, Work, Build is currently open at very limited capacity - only 20 people may enter the exhibition at a time. Visitors will reserve a ticketed time for entry.
** Activity dates/times are subject to change. Please click through to the activity website to verify.