1. Ford's Theatre, 511 10th St. NW, 202-426-6924, www.nps.gov/foth
Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The theater is closed to tours during rehearsals or matinees, but the museum stays open.
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2. Petersen's Boarding House, also known as the House Where Lincoln Died, 516 10th St. NW, 202-426-6924, www.nps.gov/foth/hwld.htm
Open daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
3. Waffle Shop, 522 10th St. NW, 202-638-3430.
Open Monday-Friday, 5:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, 5:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
4. Wok 'n Roll, 604 H St. NW, 202-347-4656.
Open Sunday-Thursday, 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.-1 a.m.
5. Marine Barracks, Eighth and I streets SE, 202-433-6060, www.mbw.usmc.mil
Sunset parades are Tuesday at 7 p.m. from June 7-Aug.16. Friday parades are at 8:45 p.m. from May 13-Aug. 26. Call or go online for reservations.
6. Giant Chair, 2100 block of Martin Luther King Avenue SE.
7. Surratt House Museum, 9118 Brandywine Rd., Clinton, 301-868-1121, www.surratt.org
Open Thursday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday, noon-4 p.m.
House tours are $3, seniors $2, ages 5 to 18 $1. The Surratt Society also gives tours of the escape route in April and September. April is full, but call for September reservations.
8. Ice Cream Factory & Cafe, 13700 Old Brandywine Rd., Brandywine, 301-782-3444
Open Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday-Sunday 11 a.m.-8 p.m. After May 1: Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday-Sunday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
9. Dr. Samuel A. Mudd House Museum, 3725 Dr. Samuel Mudd Rd., Waldorf, 301-645-6870 or 301-274-9358
Open for tours Wednesday, Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (Closed during the winter.)
Admission $4, children $1.
10. Pine Thicket, corner of Bel Alton Newton and Wills roads, Bel Alton.
11. Johnny Boy's Ribs, 7540 Crain Hwy., La Plata, 301-870-2526
Open Sunday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
12. Parking Lot of Crab Shack Central, 11000 block of Popes Creek Road, Newburg.
13. Port Conway, on Route 301 at the Rappahannock River.
14. Garrett's Farm, about 2.2 miles south on Route 301 from the intersection with Route 17 outside Port Royal.
