A Guide to Day Trips around Washington, DC
Washington, DC and its surrounding areas are so filled with history and fun that if you have the time and want to rent a car for a day, there are many day trips that include jaunts to Middleburg, the center of horse country in Virginia; Plantation trips through Richmond's old South; historic battlefield tours; and the list goes on and on. This guide will feature some of the wonderful opportunities there are to explore.
If you are a romantic and a bit of a history buff, you will find a day trip from Washington, DC to the historic James River Plantations to be the perfect way to spend an afternoon.
The <i>Washington Post</i> has some wonderful thematic trips that appear in print every Sunday. They are complete with printable maps of all the stops to help you program your rental car's GPS, and there are tips to help make your day trip more enjoyable. This dinosaur theme will delight young and old.
