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For those who have been to both: which is more interesting for kids, Mt Vernon or Monticello? TIA.
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07.01.09, 09:18 PM Flag ]
- ^And is it feasible to visit both places, stay overnight in one location and also spend two nights in DC?
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  07.01.09, 09:18 PM Flag
- Williamsburgh. (I know that is not what you asked. Just throwing that out there.)
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  07.02.09, 06:41 AM Flag
  - so skip the others and just do Williamsburgh? Stay one night there and two nights in DC? Thanks.
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    07.02.09, 06:49 AM Flag
    - There is a lot to do in Williamsburgh. That said, DC rocks and could keep you busy for weeks. But how old are the kids? The "make-believe" of Williamsburgh would be great for little kids who, I think, would miss a lot of what DC has to offer.
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      07.02.09, 07:40 AM Flag
      - they are 9 and 7 so a bit older. And I thought visiting a pres home would be educational.
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        07.02.09, 08:46 AM Flag
        
        In a lot of those kinds of places kids can spend a day/part of a day "learning a trade." As a boy I learned to make rope one time and nails another. That was an educational experience I will remember forever.
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        07.02.09, 08:51 AM Flag
        
        that sounds good. I'll check the website. thanks so much for recommending it.
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        07.02.09, 10:12 AM Flag
        
        enjoy
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        07.02.09, 10:26 AM Flag

For those who have been to both: which is more interesting for kids, Mt Vernon or Monticello? TIA.

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For those who have been to both: which is more interesting for kids, Mt Vernon or Monticello? TIA.

^And is it feasible to visit both places, stay overnight in one location and also spend two nights in DC?

Williamsburgh. (I know that is not what you asked. Just throwing that out there.)

so skip the others and just do Williamsburgh? Stay one night there and two nights in DC? Thanks.

There is a lot to do in Williamsburgh. That said, DC rocks and could keep you busy for weeks. But how old are the kids? The "make-believe" of Williamsburgh would be great for little kids who, I think, would miss a lot of what DC has to offer.

they are 9 and 7 so a bit older. And I thought visiting a pres home would be educational.

In a lot of those kinds of places kids can spend a day/part of a day "learning a trade." As a boy I learned to make rope one time and nails another. That was an educational experience I will remember forever.

that sounds good. I'll check the website. thanks so much for recommending it.

enjoy