🏛️ Washington, DC · printable plan
Arlington hotel and the free Mall
By TopVacay @topvacay. Inspired by TopVacay curator. Prices last checked 2026-10-27. Totals are estimates: $2,716 for 4 travelers.
Recomputed from the price lines stored on each trip. No live hotel, ticket, or airfare feed is connected.
Day by day
Day 1
Metro in and two museums, not the whole Mall. Free does not mean short.
- Morning · Smithsonian museums, two of them
- Evening · Eastern Market lunch
- Overnight · Hilton Garden Inn Arlington / Courthouse
Day 2
The zoo in the morning. Little kids get one animal hour, then a train back.
- Morning · Smithsonian National Zoo
- Overnight · Hilton Garden Inn Arlington / Courthouse
Day 3
Memorials at dusk. The walk is the long part. Strollers earn their place.
- Afternoon · Lincoln, MLK, and the war memorials
- Overnight · Hilton Garden Inn Arlington / Courthouse
Day 4
Checkout. Reagan is the close airport and still wants a time cushion.
- Open day.
Packing
- Comfortable walking shoesThe plan is on foot more than in a car.
- Day bagA small bag holds the water, the layer, and the tickets.
- Light layerMuseums and evenings run cooler than the street.
- Compact umbrellaA short rain should not cancel the afternoon.
Reserve ahead
- American 1485day 1 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Delta 1375day 4 once you set dates · Hold the seats before the fare you estimated moves.
- Hilton Garden Inn Arlington / Courthouseday 1 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Hilton Garden Inn Arlington / Courthouseday 2 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.
- Hilton Garden Inn Arlington / Courthouseday 3 once you set dates · This is the room for that night. Reserve it before you count on the rate.