Things to do in DC, Bucket List edition, for those who need these things

1)   Climb to the top of the U.S. Capitol

2)   Sit in on an oral argument at the Supreme Court

3)   Paddle a boat in front of the Jefferson Memorial

4)   Exercise on the west steps of the Lincoln Memorial

5)   Visit the Frederick Douglass Historic Site

6)   Visit the Lincoln Cottage

7)   Participate in a drum circle in Malcolm X Park

8)   Eat a half smoke at Ben’s Chili Bowl

9)   Walk, bike, or drive on all 50 State streets within DC

10)  Visit one of the remaining Civil War forts or fortifications

11)   Visit the Navy Yard or Fort McNair

12)   Attend a concert by the US Marine Band on Barracks Row

13)   Spend an afternoon at DMV

14)   Go to the National Building Museum

15)    Ice Skate on the Canal

16)    Visit an Embassy

17)     Sneak into one of the private clubs around DuPont or Farragut

18)     Visit the National Geographic complex

19)      Help out at Mitch Snyder’s CCNV

20)      Visit the Basilica of Washington

21)      Spend an afternoon at Gravelly Point

22)       Go to the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial …….. at night

23)       Ride a Metro train after midnight or before 6am

24)       Do a DC Scandal Tour, or at least a pilgrimage to any one of the sites

25)       Have an overpriced drink atop the W Hotel

26)       Go on a tour of the Treasury Department to see the Cash Room

27)       Enter the Watergate complex, legally

28)       Climb up and down the Exorcist Steps

29)       Visit Teddy Roosevelt Island

30)        Protest (or celebrate) in front of the White House

31)       Bonus points for accessing the catacombs beneath the Lincoln Memorial and extending out under the Reflecting Pool