10 FREE THINGS TAP INTO THE POWER OF LANGUAGE AT PLANET WORD Language comes to life at DC’s voice-activated museum through engaging and interactive exhibits. Among the highlights: a 22-foot talking wall that reveals the origin of commonly used words and the Speaking Willow tree, which murmurs in hundreds of languages. TOUR DUMBARTON HOUSE Three hundred years of history await at the Georgetown property that once belonged to the Nourse family and was populated by enslaved, indentured and freed servants. Learn how these victims made the household run and discover Federal period architecture. WASHINGTON.ORG National Gallery of Art GET AWESTRUCK AT THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART As one of the best art museums in the U.S., DC’s National Gallery of Art presents transcendent works from Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh and many others. From Sept. 18–March 26, 2023, marvel at the work of Black artists from the American South with the new exhibit Called to Create. 11