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 Some of our region's most compelling attractions honor those who fought and died for our nation: Arlington National Cemetery, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Fort McHenry, the battlefields at Gettysburg and Manassas and others. While the intricacies of military history aren't likely to enthrall little kids, you'll be surprised by how intrigued many of them are by the lives of those involved, from presidents to generals to foot soldiers, or by the scarier aspects of military fortifications. Such matters not only fascinate the young but also can have a lasting effect on them. For children a bit older, military sites can breathe life into textbook tales of American history, attaching faces and places to the glories and tragedies, giving names to the many who paid so terrible a price for the rest of us. This chapter focuses on selected sites that we've found best suited for visits with children, including not only forts and battlefields and memorials but also the Naval Academy and museums, with a touch of the military bands thrown in for good measure.
Forts
Battlefields
War Memorials
Other Facilities and Tales
Military Bands All four branches of the military have crackerjack bands that give free performances around Washington. They rotate from mid-June to August, with different branches playing different nights at different places. Two key venues are the Sylvan Theater, on the grounds of the Washington Monument, where bands perform Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday evenings, and the East Terrace of the U.S. Capitol, where they hold forth Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evenings. Call each branch for information on who's where when:
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