DC is one of my favorite places to visit - all the monuments, Smithsonian Museums (all free), the art museums, White House and Capitol. But both times we visited recently (as a family) was in April. That would be fantastic, though to be there on the 4th of July&#33;....even in the heat <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/cool.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":cool2:" border="0" alt="cool.gif" />