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[Q=amandaa39] My husband and I are thinking about taking our 9 year old son to Washington DC this July for a few days. We're not using our timeshare for this trip as we have something else in mind for that later. Just wondering if anyone has any tips on things to do with a kid of that age or could recommend places to stay. We'd like to stay downtown and would like a pool. I've only found a few places that fit that description. One was the Washington Plaza which was a good price but I then started finding a lot of bad reviews on it. The other one's I found were Embassy Suites or the Washington Capital Holiday Inn. Any advice would be appreciated.[/Q] You might be able to stay on the outskirts of DC (i.e. Arlington VA) and take the Metro into the city. Check out the National Zoo, and of course the Smithsonian buildings (my favorites are the Air and Space Museum, the Museum of American History and the National Archives). If you can contact your state senator or representative, you might be able to arrange a tour of the Capitol bldg. If you want to take a break from sightseeing, the amusment park, King's Dominion, is 70-80 miles south of DC. Have fun