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Top Instagram Travel Influencers in Washington DC

12 Travel Instagram creators in Washington DC, United States — ranked by followers.

12

Total Creators

170.3K

Avg Followers

2.51%

Avg Engagement

65/100

Avg SH Score

As of October 2026, the Instagram Travel influencers in Washington DC with the most followers on SocialHipper are Smithsonian (@smithsonian, 1.2M followers), Sam Schlageter (@yourdcbestie, 384.3K) and Maddie Smith (@onthemovewithmad, 255.3K). Across the 12 creators in this ranking, the average engagement rate is 2.51% (the median is 1.6% for accounts under 10,000 followers and 0.8% above that, and 2% puts a larger account in the top quarter) and the average SocialHipper quality score is 65/100.

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@smithsonian Instagram

Washington DC, United States

1.2M

Followers

0.27%

Engage

57/100

Average

Updated 1d ago

Cultural Tourism

@yourdcbestie Instagram

Washington DC, United States

384.3K

Followers

1.82%

Engage

74/100

Good

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Cultural Tourism

@onthemovewithmad Instagram

Washington DC, United States

255.3K

Followers

0.26%

Engage

55/100

Average

Updated 1d ago

Travel

@alwaysbemyfoodie Instagram

Washington DC, United States

104.5K

Followers

1.96%

Engage

74/100

Good

Updated 4mos ago — may be out of date

Beach Destinations

@sammaggs Instagram

Washington DC, United States

34.6K

Followers

1.16%

Engage

66/100

Good

Updated 3mos ago — may be out of date

Beach Destinations

@thedistrictcravings Instagram

Washington DC, United States

18.5K

Followers

1.08%

Engage

62/100

Good

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Regional Cuisine

@rubylathon Instagram

Washington DC, United States

18.0K

Followers

0.12%

Engage

49/100

Average

Updated 5mos ago — may be out of date

Health

@luisafnavarro Instagram

Washington DC, United States

12.6K

Followers

13.11%

Engage

91/100

Excellent

Updated 3d ago

Travel

@bitesized.dc Instagram

Washington DC, United States

8.1K

Followers

5.41%

Engage

93/100

Excellent

Updated 5mos ago — may be out of date

Food

@thewashingtondcmom Instagram

Washington DC, United States

1.7K

Followers

0.00%

Engage

43/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Travel

@donttellcomedydc Instagram

Washington DC, United States

1.7K

Followers

3.20%

Engage

70/100

Good

Updated 4mos ago — may be out of date

Comedy

@theblackbroadway Instagram

Washington DC, United States

973

Followers

1.75%

Engage

57/100

Average

Updated 2mos ago — may be out of date

Cultural Tourism

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By followers, the top creators are Smithsonian (@smithsonian, 1.2M followers), Sam Schlageter (@yourdcbestie, 384.3K) and Maddie Smith (@onthemovewithmad, 255.3K). SocialHipper tracks 12 Travel Instagram influencers in Washington DC. Browse the ranked list above, sorted by follower count.
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Engagement rate is average likes plus comments per post, divided by followers, times 100. On Instagram, the median is 1.6% for accounts under 10,000 followers and 0.8% above that, and 2% puts a larger account in the top quarter.