You're in DC, you've got kids, they need to burn off some energy before bedtime and the museums aren't cutting it. What to do? The zoo. See the real bat cave. Watch an elephant try to mate with a giant dodgeball. If you take the metro, you can really exhaust your kids by getting off at the Zoo stop and walking uphill to the zoo, then, when you leave the zoo, continue to walk uphill on Connecticut to get to the next stop. Try and plan your visit so that it coincides with the birth of cheetah cubs. They are adorable! Not like those crazy kids.
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