The free trip you keep postponing

The Mall in August is a dare. The grass is tired. The people are from everywhere. The Smithsonian is still one of the best free things in the country and we treat it like furniture. I did two museums and a long walk and I was cooked, and I was glad.

If you are showing someone the city, this is still the move. If you live here, you have no excuse. Hydrate like it is a sport.

Go at opening. Water. A hat. Pick two museums, not seven. Leave before the monument is a frying pan.