Originally Posted by
Ber2dca
People talk about airports..but the OP appears to be in Philly. While it is possible to fly from Philly to D.C., why would you? It's like a 100 miles from PHI to BWI and about 150 miles from the White House to Center City Philly.
I am indeed in Philly; however, this is a family trip, and my parents reside in Michigan, so they'll be flying - we'll be meeting up in the city together and going our separate ways. So the airport does factor into the equation, though I actually haven't seen it come up in this thread. I'm sure either a cab or the metro goes to downtown DC, though, so that part doesn't worry me too much.