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5 Gorgeous Spots Around DC That Will Make You Want to Spend All Weekend Inside

Take refuge from the rain

Written by Greta Jochem
| Published on February 24, 2018
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The Kogod Courtyard shared by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. Image courtesy of @aurajeanmarie.
The Kogod Courtyard shared by the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. Image courtesy of @aurajeanmarie.

Get lost indoors at one of these gorgeous atriums, courtyards, or libraries.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfhLjE2nscX/?taken-by=bambamfiasco

Check out the Obama portraits while you wander the halls.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfB1U1fDIHH/?taken-by=laurajeanmarie

All of the sunlight, none of the cold.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfhNZhuBd5W/?taken-by=mcschnitzer

Enjoy the sound of water falling without being in the crossfire.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfg0oHullTr/?taken-by=lxcem

Learn about the detailed symbolism covering, quite literally, floor to ceiling.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BfGKoLojOWb/?taken-by=pink_bells

You don’t have to wait for spring to enjoy a taste of lush greenery.

More: InstagramLibrary of CongressNational Museum of African American HistoryNational Portrait GallerySmithsonian American Art MuseumUnited States Botanic Garden
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