Things to Do in Baileys Crossroads

The rambunctious Brew Crew amasses its legions of beer connoisseurs to carouse from bar to bar and celebrate the end of the school year. Participants receive discounts and can sip or shower in local breweries' choicest beers while mingling with other revelers. Each attendee also receives a complimentary T-shirt that commemorates the night.

The Lincoln and Washington monuments stand out against the setting sun. Cherry trees rustle in the breeze, and the Potomac River ripples as the evening air cools. Aboard Boomerang Party Yacht's double-decker yacht, crew members in striped uniforms step behind a custom-built wooden bar, plying passengers with custom cocktails, frozen drinks, wine, and beer during lively afternoon, evening, and nighttime party cruises. Live DJs spin international, house, and electronic beats on a dance floor in the enclosed main cabin, prompting passengers to dance and scare away inquisitive fish. Panoramic views of the Capitol's historic structures and avenues surround passengers on a top deck outfitted with wraparound seating and light-blue cushioned benches. In addition to river trips, Boomerang's guides operate a fleet of party buses that embark on seasonal countryside vineyard and tubing tours, and explore D.C.'s nightlife scene with bar-hopping tours.

Not many events can combine puzzles, obstacle races, and charitable giving-all while filling the downtown area with people in gorilla suits. Gorilla Challenge accomplishes all of these things in a single afternoon. With annual events held across the country, it is quickly becoming the premier event for raising fun and social responsibility. Several of the event's clues are designed to bring awareness to topics such as literacy, poverty, environmental concerns, animal welfare, and elder care. Amid these consciousness-raising events, the company's gorilla-suit-clad staffers make surprise appearances to award participants prizes and collect bribes in the form of fresh bananas or sign-language-speaking kittens.

For more than five years, Washington, DC Legend Tours, operated by Jerusalem D.C. Tour and Transportation, has shuttled passengers around the Nation’s Capitol on entertaining and educational tours. Captained by Yohannes Zeleke, PhD, founder and current research collaborator at the National Museum of Natural History, the company’s guides exude passion while sowing the seeds of history in different languages, including English and Russian. They lead four-hour treks through surrounding neighborhoods and past notable monuments, such as the US Capitol building, as well as helm comprehensive eight-hour tours that delve deeper into iconic sites such as the Arlington Cemetery. When not on a tour, the company uses its fleet to bus customers to and from area airports—a safer alternative than trying to inconspicuously squeeze a moped into the president’s motorcade.

Even though the banquet hall at Medieval Madness is eternally stuck in the 15th century, its court isn't content to perform the same show forever. Every four months, the troupe updates its production of comedy and knightly combat, swapping out nods to politics and modern life as often as kings jail their favorite jesters for disobeying the fashion police. Each evening's reverie begins with a four-course meal served family style at long banquet tables. Like the show, the menu regularly rotates, though it always includes a succulent pear sauce crafted from an 800-year-old recipe, a perfect complement when drizzled over roasted meats or smeared on an opposing clan's coat of arms. Throughout the evening, guests watch on as the duke and duchess lob insults at each other, wenches break into tawdry songs, and knights fully clad in chainmail part the tables to challenge one another in exhilarating sword fights.