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Got some future sporting heroes in tow? Make it a vacation they'll remember by taking your all-stars to see their favorite game live. Whether it's the Redskins or the Wizards, Washington D.C. offers some of the best sports entertainment around and is certainly a great way to wrap up a day of sight seeing in the Capital.
Make sure you pop into the official team stores to grab a souvenir the kids will be proud to have.
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Soccer Anyone... DC United Soccer. Washington DC‘s professional soccer franchise, has brought the best of this sport to the capitol city. Winners of nine major domestic and international championships, the team has advanced the sport of soccer in the U.S. and helped it to develop more and more fans each year...
Hard Court Fun... The Washington Mystics are the Washington DC franchise of the the Women‘s National Basketball Association (WNBA). Gaining in popularity with audiences everywhere, women‘s basketball has taken off in the nation‘s capitol...
Super Bowl Legends... The Washington Redskins NFL franchise has long been a favorite team of Washington locals and many other football fans around the country. The team became part of the Washington sports scene in 1937 when it moved to the nation‘s capitol from Boston‘s Fenway Park...
NBA in the Capitol... The Washington Wizards, the capitol city‘s NBA basketball franchise, started their life long ago in 1961 as the Chicago Packers. They later moved to Baltimore and became the Bullets, moving again to Washington in 1974. At the end of the 1996-1997 season, the basketball team took its current name...
Hockey Heaven... The Washington Capitals have been bringing the excitement of hockey to Washington, DC since the NFL franchise came to town in 1974. As the division-winning champions in ‘99-‘00, the Caps have generated lots of hockey fans in and around the DC area...
All Sports Venue... RFK Stadium. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium has been one of Washington‘s best sports venues since it opened in 1961. The stadium was originally used to house both the National Football League‘s Washington Redskins and Major League Baseball‘s Washington Senators...
Golf for Kids in DC... Langston Golf Course and Driving Range offers 5 covered and 35 uncovered stalls. Located next to the 10th fairway, the range is a great place to practice your game. Golfers are welcome to use the golf course parking lot or the driving range parking lot...
Golf Galore... East Potomac Park Golf Course is like finding 20 bucks when your broke, its nice. The course has three courses, a challenging par three course great for a early warm up before your buddies get there, a hackers course- 9 hole hole executive that is wide open and great for beginning golfers...
The Oldest Mini Golf Course in the US... East Potomac Mini Golf. Fun for the whole family! East Potomac Mini Golf is another candidate for the oldest operating mini golf in the U.S. It is believed to have opened in the 1920s and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
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