Start at the lesser-known Art Museum of the Americas for a look at a permanent collection touting works from Latin America and the Caribbean. At the moment, there is also a pair of special exhibitions, including installations by five contemporary Chilean artists.

Walk north along 18th Street NW and head to the Corcoran Gallery of Art for an eclectic experience that includes contemporary artists (be sure to see the stunning "Painting Big" exhibition featuring colorful, large-scale works by Chris Martin) along with such famed names of yore as Pablo Picasso, Edward Hopper and Edgar Degas.

Pick up a bicycle at the station at 19th and E streets NW and drop it off at 13th Street and New York Avenue NW to visit the Museum of Women in the Arts. That destination, with a permanent collection featuring Judith Leyster, Frida Kahlo and Mary Cassatt, proves that women are more than mere muses. And through this weekend, there's an exhibition of work by the crusading Guerrilla Girls.

Return to the 13th Street station and bike to Seventh and F streets NW to visit the Donald W. Reynolds Center, which houses the National Portrait Gallery and the American Art Museum. After a tour of the special exhibition highlights -- "Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter" and "The Great American Hall of Wonders" -- head to the lovely architecture and peaceful atmosphere of the Kogod Courtyard to refuel with snacks and beverages.