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Indoor places that make a wet day a good one.
18 places
The top 18
Indoor places we've verified, from museums and galleries to games and markets, ranked by our own engine.
5.0· 8.2kEscape room · Alexandria Historic District1. Escape Room Live Alexandria
Escape room venue on the second floor of 814 King St in Old Town Alexandria with themed 60-minute games.
5.0· 7.0kEscape room · Chinatown2. The Escape Game DC (Penn Quarter)
Escape room center in Penn Quarter with several themed 60-minute missions and unlimited hints.
5.0· 4.6kEscape room · Lyon Village3. Bonds Escape Room
Escape room in Clarendon, Arlington, with themed rooms such as Slaughterhouse, Enchanted Castle and Death by Chocolate.
5.0· 4.5kIndoor play · Georgetown4. Great Big Game Show DC
Immersive live game show in Georgetown where two teams play rounds of trivia, strategy and luck mini-games led by a host.
4.9· 12kIndoor play · Ivy City5. Beat The Bomb DC
Immersive group game venue with 1-hour hazmat-suit missions, a paint bomb finale, casual game bays and a bar.
5.0· 1.4kIndoor play · Chinatown6. Sandbox VR
Full-body motion-capture VR venue where groups of up to six play together in games such as Stranger Things and Squid Game.
4.9· 6.5kIndoor play · Brandon Village7. Immersive Gamebox
Private-room group video games with wrap-around screens and touch walls, in Ballston Quarter mall; titles include Squid Game and Floor is Lava.
4.9· 5.0kIndoor play · Chinatown8. Escape the Room DC (Penn Quarter)
Penn Quarter escape room with themed 60-minute games for groups of 2–10, including Jurassic and Agency rooms, run with live game masters.
4.9· 4.7kEscape room · Georgetown9. The Escape Game DC (Georgetown)
Escape room venue in Georgetown with multiple themed missions, 60-minute games and unlimited hints.
4.9· 2.7kEscape room · Potomac Vista10. Escapology Escape Room National Harbor
Escape room at National Harbor with themed rooms for up to 8 players, including Scooby-Doo, Batman and 7 Deadly Sins.
4.9· 2.0kGames · Logan Circle11. Echo Box Karaoke & Bar
Dupont Circle karaoke bar with 10 private rooms, Asian food and drinks, open late.
4.8· 59kMuseum · Chinatown12. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian museum with dinosaur fossils, the Hope Diamond, a live butterfly pavilion, mummies and human evolution exhibits.
4.8· 31kMuseum · Chinatown13. National Museum of African American History and Culture
Smithsonian museum on the National Mall covering African American history, culture and community, with galleries on slavery, segregation and music.
4.8· 21kGallery · Chinatown14. National Gallery of Art
National art museum with West and East Buildings and a sculpture garden on the National Mall; admission is free.
4.8· 18kMuseum · The Wharf15. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
National museum and memorial documenting the Holocaust through a permanent exhibition, temporary shows and survivor testimony.
4.8· 14kGallery · Chinatown16. National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian museum of portraits of influential Americans, including the presidential portraits, with a glass-roofed courtyard atrium.
4.8· 11kTheatre · The West End17. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington's national performing arts center on the Potomac with theaters and a concert hall; the main building is closed for renovation.
4.9· 1.1kIndoor play · Columbia Heights18. The Great Escape Room DC
Escape room venue on Columbia Pike in Arlington with themed 60-minute games such as Mind Trap, Haunted Hotel and Supervillains.
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