Cool Masters

Walk the streets of the Mount Vernon neighborhood during the annual Artscape. This artistic neighborhood hosts the largest free arts festival in the United States. Check out the works of various visual and performing artists, from painters to sculptors, dancers, musicians, opera singers and more, during this three day summer festival.

Become well versed in the history and procedures of dentistry at the National Museum of Dentistry. A Smithsonian affiliate, this lively center covers the vast expanse and evolution of dentistry throughout history and the world. Located in the home of the world´s first dental school, this unique museum contains a number of artifacts as well as fun and interactive exhibits.

Take a break from the concrete jungle at the smaller, 6-acre Sherwood Gardens. Located in the Guilford neighborhood, this public garden began as an outdoor hobby of John W. Sherwood in the 1920s and originally consisted of a few of his tulips imported from the Netherlands. Now, Sherwood Gardens contains approximately 80,000 tulip bulbs and hundreds of other plants collected from the gardens of Colonial estates.