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Here’s your sign to get permanent jewelry with your bestie! I got the chance to attend the Loveweld launch of their founders collection with beautiful new charms and gold chains. You’ll select a timeless, personalized piece of 14K solid gold jewelry to be permanently welded on, so that you can always look elegant or even match with your friends!

Permanent 14K Gold Jewelry + Discount! ✨

Explore Loveweld in Georgetown for permanent, elegant 14K solid gold jewelry, personalized and welded for clasp-free wear.

Permanent Jewelry

✅ Before you go
• Book your appointment: https://loveweld.com/pages/washington-dc-permanent-jewelry
• Use my link for $25 off your online purchase or permanent jewelry experience: https://loveweld.refr.cc/lW-acuity-referral/u/jdbcnguyen?s=sp&t=cp

💪 Pro tips
• Check out the hours, location, info, and more for the Georgetown location: https://loveweld.com/pages/washington-dc-permanent-jewelry

Get permanent, beautiful solid gold jewelry at Loveweld in Georgetown! 

Here's your sign to get permanent jewelry with your bestie.

I got the chance to attend the Loveweld launch of

their founders collection with beautiful new charms and gold chains.

You'll select a timeless personalized piece of

14 karat solid gold jewelry to be permanently

welded on so that you'll always look elegant or even match with your friends.

Loveweld’s permanent Jewelry studios are absolutely stunning and offer a one

of a kind fine jewelry accessory that is seamless and beautiful.

Loveweld has a brand new founders collection with these

adorable new charms and 14 karat solid gold chains.

I picked out a permanent jewelry option and my friend chose the same one,

their employees were super helpful and made sure the chain fit

comfortably on our wrist. using the signature precision welding methods

They bond each 14 karat gold piece for clasp free wear.

This bonding process is so quick and pain free.

We love the results and will literally be matching for life.

You'll have lasting jewelry and memories.

Use my discount code and book your appointment soon.

Here's your plan for exploring nine historic sites and enjoying waterfront dining in Alexandria. Watch the video 👇

Use the Key to the City pass to take a tour around Alexandria! It's a great deal that lets you visit nine different historic sites and gives you discounts on others. The ones in the city of Alexandria are quite small, so it’s totally doable to hit them all up on a weekend.

🗝️ to Alexandria

Stop by the Alexandria Visitor Center at 221 King Street to purchase your Key to the City pass for access to 9 historic sites and discounts on others.

Buy museum pass

• You can buy the passes for $23pp ($85+ value) at the Alexandria Visitor Center located at 221 King Street, or online where they will be physically mailed to you: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/D16J6WF77ADQD/checkout/DILJLNM7IUB2OOB5FQVHKDCI
• These are the nine places you get admission to: Alexandria Black History Museum, Alexandria’s History Museum at the Lyceum, Carlyle House Historic Park, Freedom House Museum, Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site, Gadsby’s Tavern Museum, George Washington Masonic National Memorial Observation Deck, Lee-Fendall House Museum & Garden, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum. You also get a 10% off coupon for museum store purchases.
• You get 40% off admission to: George Washington's Mount Vernon, City Cruises roundtrip Potomac Water Taxi, Tall Ship Providence.
• With pass in hand, you can take the metro to King St./Alexandria station. Most of the sites can be visited by walking.

Purchase your pass

Visit the George Washington Masonic National Memorial for city views from the observation deck. Explore the grounds, or pay extra for a guided tour inside this grand neoclassical landmark.

Observation Deck Visit

• The ticket only gives you access to the grounds and the deck. If you want to explore the rest of the building, it's an extra $10pp and requires a guided tour.

Visit the George Washington Masonic National Memorial

Explore Alexandria's storied port history at the Lyceum through artifacts, photography, and dioramas inside a beautiful Greek Revival building.

History Museum Visit

• If you drove, move your car from the memorial to the museum's free parking lot. Or, take the free King Street trolley between the metro station and City Hall/Market Square. The rest of the sites are best accessed on foot.

Visit Alexandria's History Museum at the Lyceum

Step back in time at the Friendship Firehouse Museum and explore historic firefighting equipment from Alexandria’s first volunteer fire company. Only open one Saturday a month.

Firefighting Museum Visit

• Only open one Saturday a month from 11am-5pm.
• For some reason this museum didn’t show up on the physical brochure, but it does on the website and the docents will accept it.

Visit the Friendship Firehouse Museum

Explore an enchanting 1800s apothecary, brimming with preserved potions and medicinal artifacts. Guided tours (included) allow access to the magical upstairs rooms.

Historic apothecary tour

• If you want to see upstairs, you’ll have to wait for a guided tour (included).

Visit the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum

Explore two historic buildings at Gadsby's Tavern Museum, the 1785 Georgian Tavern and the 1792 City Tavern and Hotel, once frequented by America's founding fathers.

Historic Tavern Tour

• The museum consists of two buildings, the 1785 Georgian tavern and the 1792 City Tavern and Hotel--make sure to visit both.

Visit Gadsby's Tavern Museum

Take a guided tour of Carlyle House Historic Park, an elegant historic mansion with lovely gardens, once a meeting place for colonial leaders.

Historic house tour

• A guided tour is required to see the interior (included).
• The garden grounds outside are so lovely, bursting with blooms in the spring and red with dogwood in the autumn.

Visit Carlyle House Historic Park

Explore fascinating artifacts, including a 13,000-year-old spearpoint, at the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, located on the 3rd floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. Admission is free.

Archaeology Museum Visit

• Located on the 3rd floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, which you can totally visit as well.
• This site is actually free and requires no ticket.

Visit the Alexandria Archaeology Museum

Enjoy fresh seafood and relaxing waterfront views at Vola’s Dockside Grill—perfect for a post-museum meal or happy hour in Old Town Alexandria.

Waterfront Dining

• Literally downstairs from the Archaeology Museum.
• Check out this Nudge for Vola’s Dockside Grill's happy hour on weekdays: https://www.nudgetext.com/day/4384?u=iQPHmO&s=app
• You can sit outside on a nice day.

Eat at one of the restaurants on Old Town Alexandria's Waterfront

I found a great deal to play tourist in Alexandria for a day trip.

you get access to 9 beautifully preserved historic sites around the city.

Pick what interests you and set aside a day to explore.

Start at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial,

which has an observation deck from where you

can survey the city you're about to traverse.

This little known neoclassical shrine is apparently inspired by the lighthouse

we're going to knock out 6 museums downtown,

which is the nation's 3rd oldest historic district.

First of these is Alexandria's History Museum.

Alexandria's storied port history with artifacts,

The Friendship Firehouse Museum is nearby,

so head over to check out their firefighting antiques.

This was the city's first volunteer fire company

and my first time at a firefighting museum,

Then visit the Stabler Leadbeater Apothecary stocked full with potions.

This was the most whimsical museum of the day.

as well as balls and banquets to this day.

All 5 of the nation's first presidents spent time at Gadsby's Tavern—

This was really the hot spot back in the day.

another gathering place for some founding fathers.

Former home to Alexandria co-founder, Carlyle House Historic

our final museum stop is tucked inside the torpedo factory.

The Alexandria Archaeology Museum holds a 13,000 year old stone spearpoint

Ending at this museum puts you right at the

charming waterfront where you're just in time for dinner.

We picked Vola's Dockside Grill and thoroughly

Here's your plan for visiting Burnside Farms' tulip festival with wagon rides, flower picking, and family fun. Watch the video 👇

It is peak bloom for the 2 million tulips at this farm outside of DC and you will love visiting this spring. This annual tulip festival makes for the most beautiful day trip outside of DC and you only have a few more weeks to visit this spring. It truly feels like a piece of Holland and the Netherlands right here in the DMV 

2 million U-Pick Tulips & Blooms outside DC💐

Pick vibrant tulips at Burnside Farms' spring festival, featuring 2 million blooms, wagon rides, food trucks, and family fun in Nokesville, VA.

Tulip Picking

✅ Before you go
•  Visit now through April 19th to enjoy the most stunning blooms. https://joyraft.com/event/burnside-farms-tulip-farm-2026-festival-of-spring-nokesville-1035326

💪 Pro tips
• You’ll start by checking in, grabbing a basket, and taking a wagon ride out to the fields. 
• You’ll even get 5 tulip stems included with your ticket and you can buy additional ones. 
• There’s also food trucks, picnic areas, play areas for little ones, and so much to do. 

Visit the Burnside Farms festival of spring in Nokesville, Virginia, where 2 million tulips and daffodils are planted on 20 acres each year.

Right now is peak bloom for the 2 million tulips at this

farm outside of DC and you will love visiting this spring.

This annual tulip festival makes for the most beautiful day trip outside of

DC and you only have a few more weeks to visit this spring.

Visit the Burnside Farms Festival of Spring in Nokesville,

where 2 million tulips and daffodils are planted on 20 acres every single year.

It truly feels like a piece of Holland right here in the DMV.

There are so many cute photo ops here and it's just

lovely to walk around and pick your perfect tulip stems.

You'll get 5 tulip stems with your ticket and you can always buy additional ones.

Share this with your friends and visit before April 19th.

Here's your plan for visiting colorful tulips, picnicking, and enjoying live music near DC. Watch the video 👇

This FREE Tulip garden is currently in full bloom from now through mid April and this needs to be on your spring bucket list. Each April, the Netherlands Carillon just outside of DC has thousands of colorful tulips. You’ll love viewing the stunning tulips, picnicking, and admiring the beautiful view of the DC monuments.

FREE Tulip Garden + Festival near DC! 💐🌷

Explore thousands of vibrant tulips at the Netherlands Carillon near DC, enjoy picnics, beautiful views, and a free tulip festival with live music on April 11-12.

Tulip Viewing

✅ Before you go
• Check out all the information: joyraft.com/event/tulip-festival-arlington-1035788

💪 Pro tips
• On April 11th and 12th, there will be a free tulip festival, with live music from the Netherlands Carillon tower, free giveaways, and activities. Come visit soon!

Visit the Netherlands Carillon just outside of DC with thousands of colorful tulips

This free tulip garden is currently in full bloom from now through mid-April,

and you have to add it to your spring bucket list.

the Netherlands carillon just outside of DC has thousands of colorful tulips.

and admiring the beautiful view of the DC monuments.

live music from the Netherlands Carillon Tower,

Here's your plan for exploring a massive 15-ton cloud with concerts, sound baths, and immersive light shows. Watch the video 👇

I thought I’ve done everything in DC, but then I was invited to see a 15-ton cloud and it is truly unlike anything I’ve ever seen in my life. For two weeks only, this traveling 15-ton cloud will be in Washington, DC and there will be unique events, concerts, sound baths, and experiences. It’s nearly 3 stories tall and has a huge sound system. It is so immersive it literally feels like you’re swimming through sound. 

2-weeks only! 15-ton Cloud Immersive Events☁️

Experience the immersive Fluffy Cloud at BERHTA—a massive art and concert venue in DC—featuring unique light, sound, and live events under a three-story cloud structure.

Immersive art & concert

✅ Before you go
• Buy your tickets and check out all the Information: https://www.fluffycloudexperiences.com
• The Fluffy Cloud will be here through April 12th, but may extend its stay in DC!

💪 Pro tips
• If you see the abandoned school buses and massive satellite dishes, you’ll know you’re in the right spot. 
• Just note that if you’re sensitive to light and loud sounds, I recommend to just watch the cloud from afar at first to see how you react before going closer.
• ENTER CLOUDFALL features high-intensity low-frequency sound, dynamic lighting, lasers, strobe effects, and fog. Not recommended for individuals with epilepsy, photosensitivity, or sensitivity to loud sound or intense sensory environments. Parental discretion advised for young children.


Visit The Fluffy Cloud, located at BERHTA, a multi acre indoor outdoor art and concert venue in Washington, D.C.! 

but then I was invited to see a 15 ton cloud,

and it is truly unlike anything I've ever seen before in my life.

this traveling 15 ton cloud will be in Washington DC and there will be unique events,

This structure is nearly 3 stories tall and has a huge sound system.

It's so immersive and it literally feels like you're swimming through sound.

Visit the Fluffy Cloud located at BERHTA 

a multi-acre indoor outdoor concert venue.

If you see the abandoned school buses and massive satellite dishes,

Washington DC will host the Fluffy Cloud,

a groundbreaking 360 immersive art and technology

installation born at Burning Man Music Festival.

and even something called a psychotic jukebox lounge where you can control the aux.

Share this with your friends and visit soon.