Dine on seafood, experience the final voyage of a doomed ship, tour a triptych of exhibits by a French artist, build a ...

Take your pick of concerts: a queen of pop, a hit-making country band or a rising rapper, or choose a fundraiser for a museum or for pets, or gather round for scary tales aboard an old sailing ship.

I used to live between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., venturing into both cities as often as my schedule allowed. While there are countless free museums, monuments, and places to explore in D.C., ...