Hi everyone, I am going to a conference in Baltimore in May 2017, and I am considering staying a couple of days longer (it ends on a Thursday) and heading to Washington DC as I would love to visit the Smithsonian. I have had a look at transport sites and it looks like it can be done in a couple of hours by Amtrak, not too expensively. I will probably have to come back to Baltimore to fly home to the UK though (will find out if I can do a return from a different city, not sure on the rules my sponsor has, as I am not paying for it...!). I am thinking maybe go Thursday eve to Washington then come back to Baltimore on the Sunday to get my flight (in the evening).
Has anyone done this trip, is it worth doing, and is it OK for a woman alone (I have never been to the States before!)? Thanks in advance for any advice.,,,