Six Flags amusement park offers a full array of roller coasters and tamer kiddie rides. It's located about 15 miles east of downtown DC in Maryland. You can save up to $20 off the entrance fee by buying your ticket online at least one day ahead of your visit.
Six Flags America
Maryland
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
12.65 MILES
Since 1800, this is where the legislative branch of American government (ie Congress) has met to write the country's laws.
14.09 MILES
Play image association with the words “Washington, DC,” and chances are the first thing that comes to mind is the White House. The president’s pad is…
21.65 MILES
One of America's most visited historic sites, Mount Vernon was the beloved home of George and Martha Washington.
15.66 MILES
Sprawling across hills above the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for America’s most revered…
13.24 MILES
The legendary exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum include the Wright brothers' flyer, Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St…
13.22 MILES
Two buildings. Hundreds of masterpieces. Infinite enjoyment. It's easy to spend a full day at the National Gallery of Art, which showcases a whole range…
14.86 MILES
Anchoring the National Mall's west end is the hallowed shrine to Abraham Lincoln, who gazes across the Reflecting Pool beneath his neoclassical, Doric…
Nearby Maryland attractions
8.98 MILES
DC was built on a marsh, a beautiful, brackish, low-lying ripple of saw grass and steel-blue water, wind-coaxed and tide touched by the inflow of the…
2. United States National Arboretum
10.57 MILES
The greatest green space in Washington unfurls almost 450 acres of meadowland, sylvan theaters and a pastoral setting that feels somewhere between bucolic…
11.09 MILES
Yes, that is a dachshund snuffling around J Edgar Hoover's tombstone, while a black lab lopes over the final resting place of composer John Philip Sousa…
11.38 MILES
This Smithsonian museum has good rotating exhibitions on the experience of diverse and underserved communities in the USA. They typically focus on art …
11.5 MILES
Also known as Mt St Sepulchre, the monastery offers serene grounds with 42 acres of tulips, dogwoods, cherry trees, roses – and some peculiar re-creations…
6. Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial
11.58 MILES
The memorial, DC’s first statue of a black woman, honors the educator and founder of the National Council of Negro Women.
11.6 MILES
The Town Hall Education, Arts and Recreation Campus (THEARC) has been a cornerstone for community redevelopment in River East and Far Southeast. A…
11.62 MILES
Lincoln Park is the lively center of Capitol Hill’s east end. Joggers and stroller-pushing families zip past the Emancipation Memorial, a statue of a…
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