Contents 1. Before You Go

2. Capitol Hill Adventu® Traveler Crunch Guide™ 3. The National Mall

i. Museums

Washington D.C. ii. Memorials World Class Capital City 4. The & Arlington Nat’l Cemetery 5. Neighborhoods i. Georgetown Top 5 Washington D.C. ii. Dupont Circle & Adams Morgan 1. The National Mall - Described as “America’s front iii. Logan Circle & U Street yard,” the Mall and its 2 miles of green space is the iv. Chinatown & Penn Quarter center of the city’s major sites and attractions, offering panoramic views of monuments, museums, 6. Outdoor Activities and iconic buildings. 7. Planning Essentials 2. Museums - With over 30 major museums and 8. About Crunch Guides more than 100 smaller ones, the city has one of the more varied collections of art, history, science, and Your Crunch Guide culture in the world. Your Crunch Guide puts you at the center of your 3. Neighborhoods - Beautiful historic row homes, adventure with comprehensive, concise, and leafy streets and parks, rich history, and a diverse compelling travel information. By focusing on only and international culture make exploring the city’s the most exciting activities and experiences, your neighborhoods incredibly memorable. guide provides a comfortable structure and direction without overwhelming you with a paralyzing number 4. Foodie Fun - Eclectic, trendy, and young, the of choices. Information is organized by location restaurant scene is one of the country’s best, with an allowing you to quickly reference this guide while all-star list of culinary talent to tickle your taste buds. you are in your destination with useful planning, contact, and weblink resources. Forget the stress… 5. Outdoor Explore - Hundreds of miles of bike paths, a multitude of parks, and with many activities now you are free to explore DC! on and around the Potomac River make DC a great place to be outdoors. DC Online Interactive Map Link

1 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com Hay-Adams Hotel - This 1928 Italian Renaissance Before You Go hotel looks out upon the White House, just across the street. Known for its impeccable service and To ensure you have a smooth trip, here are things elegant, richly decorate rooms, it offers a memorable you should do before arriving. lodging experience. The Off The Record Bar Entry Requirements: No requirements for US provides an atmosphere of political power lunches citizens. Non-US citizens arriving from abroad and backroom deals in its deep red velvet interior among political caricatures on the walls. should consult entry requirements into the United Location: 800 16th St NW, DC States of America. Visit: travel.state.gov Phone: (202) 638-6600 Web: hayadams.com Hotel Location Guide: A simple guide to help Dupont Circle - A bustling business district and a you decide which area of the city will appeal to you Book Tours, Events, Restaurants: Most vibrant neighborhood replete with leafy parks and for your accommodations. All areas listed here have activities in this guide don’t require any advanced grand foreign embassies, this area has something to a variety of options available and are convenient to planning, but to ensure you get to experience appeal to everyone. Close to Georgetown, Adam’s all activities and attractions in your guide. special tours, events, and suggested restaurants, it Morgan, and Logan Circle, along with easy Metro is recommended to make arrangements in advance, Downtown - Near the White House and close to the access to the rest of the city. as tickets and reservations may be hard to get last- National Mall, this is a good spot to get you to minute. Chinatown & Convention Center - This area has attractions quickly. A busy business and tourist some of the best restaurants, theaters, and shopping district during the day, it becomes quite at night. The White House Tour - Visiting the White House in the city. Convenient to the National Mall, the White requires advanced planning, as you will need to West End & Foggy Bottom - West of the White House, many museums, historic sites, and steps to contact your member of Congress and provide House, this area is dominated by government public transportation. personal information at least 21 days in advance of agency buildings and George Washington University. your planned visit. The tour is free of charge and Close to the memorial side of the National Mall, the Iconic Hotels - Famous hotels of the Capital City available Tuesday through Saturdays, but is subject Potomac River, Dupont Circle, and Georgetown. that are both rich in history and continue to maintain to last-minute changes. Find Member of Congress: a high level of comfort and service for their guests. house.gov/representatives/find/ White House Tour Thomas & Scott Circle - North of the White House, Info: whitehouse.gov/participate/tours-and-events this area borders the downtown business district Willard Intercontinental Hotel - Since 1847, the and the historic neighborhoods to the north. A good Willard has been a fixture on the capital’s social and spot for exploring both parts of the city. Lots of hotel political scene. The current 1901 structure has been options, is central, and easily walkable to everything. restored to preserve its elegant atmosphere while adding modern amenities and luxuries. The hotel’s famous Round Robin Bar, with its rich leather, dark Tip: DC attracts a lot of people year-round for wood, and green upholstery is a fitting place for politics, business, and pleasure, so booking your political discussions over a glass of fine whiskey. accommodations well in advance is advisable. Location: 1401 Pennsylvania Ave NW, DC Weekend rates are usually less expensive than Phone: (202) 628-9100 weekday rates, but not always. Web: washington.intercontinental.com

2 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com or self-guided tour. Entry to the building is on the historical records. Displayed highlights include a east front (opposite side from the National Mall) via vellum copy of the Gutenberg Bible and Thomas the subterranean Capitol Visitor Center containing Jefferson’s personal library, which helped rebuild the ticket counters for tours and a museum of the collection after the British Army destroyed the building’s conception, development, and Congress’ original Library of Congress in the War of 1812. function. Visitor Center Open 8:30a-4:30p M-Sat Open: 8:30a-5p M-Sat Closed: Sundays & major Closed: Sundays Tours: 8:50a-3:20p Location: East holidays Tours: 1 hour guided tours are available Capitol St NE & First St SE, DC Phone: (202) without reservation Location: 101 Independence 226-8000 Web: visitthecapitol.gov Tips: tickets may Ave SE, DC Phone: (202) 707-8000 Web: loc.gov be obtained day-of for general tours, but if you’re concerned about getting in, reserve tickets are available at least 1 day in advance. Spring and summer see large tour groups, so reservations are recommended then. Tickets may be picked up from your representative in the House (south of Capitol) or Hill Senate (north of Capitol) office buildings to access Capitol other areas of the Capitol, but contact their offices The US National Capitol Building sits on a low hill first for current process, instructions, and options. overlooking the 2-mile expanse of the National Mall Library of Congress - The world’s largest library to the west. This symbolic and working center of the collection is housed in 3 buildings on Capitol Hill. nation’s federal government sits alongside the Most people visit the main Thomas Jefferson Supreme Court and the Library of Congress on Building, completed in 1897. With its richly Capitol Hill. Plan to spend 3 to 4 hours visiting the Supreme Court - The Supreme Court met in decorated Beaux-Arts interior, it’s a worthwhile area to fully explore the history and architecture of excursion. Access to the collections is restricted, but various places from 1790 until its own home was these structures and symbols of American visitors can tour exhibits about the library and finally built in 1935. This “Temple of Justice” is a democracy. grand neoclassical structure whose scale is meant to convey equal standing with the other two branches U.S. National Capitol - George Washington laid of government. Most visitors just pass by the stately the cornerstone of this neoclassical building in 1783, front exterior, but it is worth a short visit to the but it did not take on its current look and size until exhibits, marbled interiors, and the courtroom inside. the completion of the massive cast-iron dome in Open to Visitors: 9a-4:30p M-F Closed: Weekends 1863. Guided tours of the building’s Rotunda, and federal holidays Lectures: Courtroom lectures Statuary Hall, and Crypt, which include a short film are scheduled every half hour from 9:30a-3:30p about the history of Congress and its home, are free when the court is not in session Location: 1 First St to the public. To visit other areas of the building, NE, DC Phone: (202) 479-3000 including the House and Senate Chambers and the Web: supremecourt.gov Old Senate Chambers, you’ll need to contact your member of Congress or senator to request a guided

3 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com Ginevra de’ Benci, the only Leonardo da Vinci Open: 10a-5:30p daily Location: 10th St & The National Mall painting in the Americas. Open: 10a-5p M-Sat, Constitution Ave NW, DC Phone: (202) 633-1000 11a-6p Sun Closed: Dec 25 & Jan 1 Web: naturalhistory.si.edu The National Mall is a 2-mile stretch of urban green 6th St & Constitution Ave NW, DC space that functions as a recreational park, cultural Location: (202) 737-4215 nga.gov National Archives - The Declaration of center, fairground, and demonstration space. Phone: Web: Independence, the US Constitution, the Bill of Development of the expanse has been ongoing National Air & Space Museum - The largest Rights, and a 1297 copy of the Magna Carta are the continuously since the city’s founding and has collection of historic air and space craft in the world. highlights on display here. Worth a visit if seeing the changed in design and function many times. Today, The original Wright Flyer, the first airplane, is here, as actual documents excites you, but they are hard to the Mall is divided into two main sections. The is the Spirit of St. Louis, the first airplane to cross the read due to their age and writing style. Still, long eastern half, starting at the Capitol and extending to Atlantic Ocean. Original and replica rockets, lines queue up to view these documents daily, so go 15th St, is the museum section. The western half, satellites, airplanes, an IMAX theater, and either at opening or later in the day to try and avoid extending from 15th St to the Potomac River, is the educational exhibits about space and atmosphere the wait. Rotating exhibits are also on display. memorial section and includes the Tidal Basin. You complete the experience. Open: 10a-5:30p daily Open: 10a-5:30p daily Location: 700 Pennsylvania could easily spend an entire day in each section, so Location: Independence Ave at 6th St SW, DC Ave NW, DC Phone: (866) 272-6272 choose how you want to spend your time before Phone: (202) 633-2214 Web: airandspace.si.edu Web: archives.gov starting your tour. National Museum of American History - A The Mall - Museums museum dedicated to the “American Experience” The east section of the Mall has some of the world’s with a strong focus on technological innovations, more admired and significant museums. This is the cultural icons, and historic artifacts from famous heart of the Smithsonian Institution, a complex of 19 figures. Highlights include the original Star-Spangled museums and galleries, 11 of which are located on Banner from Fort McHenry, gowns of First Ladies, the Mall. All museums on the Mall are free of charge, Abraham Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, and Dorothy’s ruby so exploring them is easy and you can tackle them slippers from the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. at whatever pace suits your interest, but it is advised Open: 10a-5:30p daily to spend at least 4 hours to get an adequate Location: 14th St & Constitution Ave NW, DC overview of the varied collections on display. Phone: (202) 633-1000 Web: americanhistory.si.edu National Museum of Natural History - The National Gallery of Art - One of the more famous most visited natural history museum in the world and collections of art in the world, the National Gallery Note: Special exhibits, events, and extended most visited museum in North America. Houses over contains art ancient to modern in two large hours are often offered at the museums. Check 100 million specimens and artifacts of natural and buildings. The west building is a beautiful websites for information. Food courts, museum human origin. A signature collection is the Hall of neoclassical structure containing most of the shops, lockers, and free guided tours of the Geology, Gems, and Minerals, which features the collection. The east building is a modern structure collections are available to visitors. Security Hope Diamond and the Star of Asia Sapphire. by famed architect I.M. Pei and displays its modern screening is required, so limit number of bags for Dinosaur reconstructions and a kid-friendly insect collection. Highlights include famous portraits of quick entry. zoo are additional highlights. Napoleon, Rembrandt, Vincent Van Gogh, and the

4 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com located at the eastern end of the Reflecting Pool; The Lincoln Memorial - Anchoring the western most visitors start here. The Korean War Memorial is expanse of the Mall is this Doric Greek-style temple located at the western end of the Reflecting Pool to fashioned of Colorado marble to honor President the south, and the Vietnam War Memorial is located Abraham Lincoln. Completed in 1922, it is the most opposite on the north side. The memorials are open visited memorial on the Mall and often plays host to 24 hours a day, but National Park guides are only civil rights events — most famously, Martin Luther available at certain times; see web for details. King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963. Web: nps.gov/linc National WWII Memorial - 16 million Americans who served in the bloodiest conflict of the 20th Tidal Basin & The Cherry Blossoms - South of century – 400,000 of whom died in service – are the western half of the Mall is a partially man-made honored here. Triumphal arches, bronze sculpture, reservoir and park with memorials to Thomas The Mall - Memorials 56 granite pillars, and fountains gushing into a large Jefferson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George The memorial side of the Mall honors the country’s central pool represent two theaters of war and the Mason, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Throughout the founders, leaders, and war veterans. They are states and territories that participated in the war year, this area is a quiet park, but for a couple of spread out along the rest of the Mall’s expanse to effort. Web: wwiimemorial.com weeks in spring, large crowds descend on it for the the Potomac River and to the south around a annual blooming of the Japanese cherry trees. protected river inlet called the Tidal Basin. Korean War Veterans Memorial - 1.5 million Franklin Delano Rosevelt Memorial (FDR) - Americans, 55,000 of whom died in the “Forgotten This memorial, designed to blend into the natural Washington Monument - Dedicated to George War,” are honored in this poignant memorial. Images landscape, honors FDR and his First Lady, Eleanor Washington, this is the tallest building in DC and the of soldiers who were part of the effort evoke a Roosevelt. Divided into 4 outdoor rooms, it utilizes tallest free-standing stone structure and obelisk in personal connection and bespeak how it felt to serve large granite blocks, water, bronze sculpture, and the world since its completion in 1876. A visit to the in the conflict. Web: nps.gov/kowa top of the monument is part of the tour and offers etched engravings of FDR famous sayings to bring context to each of his 4 terms. Web: nps.gov/frde unparalleled views of the city. Open: 9a-5p and until Vietnam Veterans Memorial - This simple but 10p in summer Tours: at opening and 1 hour before powerful memorial honors the 2.7 million Americans Jefferson Memorial - Thomas Jefferson is close. Free timed tickets distributed starting at who served in the Vietnam War, including the 58,000 memorialized as a 19-foot-tall bronze sculpture 8:30a. Reserve tickets for a fee are also available on who died in combat, went missing in action, or were facing the Tidal Basin in a neoclassical domed a limited basis (see web). Location: Two 15th St NW, taken as prisoners of war. Two long polished marble structure that reflects Jefferson’s own DC Phone: (202) 426-6841 Web: nps.gov/wamo gabbros rock walls, with 58,307 names etched into architectural achievements. Web: nps.gov/thje Note: ride to top closed until 2019 for repairs the surface, are cut into a low hill in a design that has been described as a “scar on the earth;” the War Memorials - 3 war memorials honoring Night Tour - the memorials, monuments, and the “scar” reflects how the the war divided public Capitol are lit up every night, all night long, which veterans and civilians from 3 of the 4 great wars of opinion and the effect it left on American culture. The the 20th century are located around the Lincoln offers a dramatic way to experience the Mall. memorial is moving in its simplicity and is During the busy summer months, it’s also a way to Memorial Reflecting Pool. Each memorial features a personalized by pictures, flowers, and tributes left at escape the crowds and the daytime heat for a distinctive style to represent how soldiers and the base by visitors who come to witness the names civilians viewed these wars. The WWII Memorial is more serene and comfortable experience. of their lost loved ones. Web: nps.gov/vive

5 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com The White House Visitor Center - The official graves of those who sacrificed for their country. This visitor center for the White House is located is where President John F. Kennedy and his southeast of the main building at 15th St & brothers, Robert and Edward, are buried, as well as Pennsylvania Ave. Here you can visit exhibits his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The Tomb of detailing the history and significance of past the Unknowns is the most visited part of the presidents and the building itself. There is also a cemetery and is guarded 24 hours a day, every day shop that offers books and memorabilia, including of the year. The changing of the guard at the Tomb is the annual White House Christmas Tree ornament. a ritual ceremony performed by 3 guards to inspect Open: 7:30a-4p Closed: Dec 25 Location: 1450 weapons and change over the guard duty shift. This Pennsylvania Ave NW, DC Phone: (202) 208-1631 precise ceremony happens every half-hour (summer) Web: nps.gov/whho or hour (winter) during visitor hours. When the cemetery is closed at night, the guard changes every two hours, no matter the weather conditions. The White House Arlington Nat’l Cemetery Memorial Day sees a single US flag placed at all 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is possibly the world’s Since 1864, Arlington National Cemetery has served tombstones in addition to a visit by the President to most famous residential and political address. Home as the final resting place for soldiers, veterans, and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns. A visitor to the President of the United States and the First US elected officials and their families. Originally, the center provides history and information about the Family, it also houses the offices for the executive cemetery’s land was the family estate of cemetery and those buried there. Open: 8a-5p Oct branch of government. Occupied since 1800, every Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his wife, to Mar, and until 7p April to Sept. Location: the US President has resided here except for George Mary Custis-Lee. The colonnaded Arlington House entrance is located across the Potomac River from Washington. The executive mansion has looked that presides over the graves had been the Lee- the Lincoln Memorial in Virginia at 1 Memorial Ave, about the same since 1829, with the addition of the Custis family home, but during the Civil War, the Arlington, VA Phone: (877) 907-8585 northern and southern porticos. However, the family fled the property, fearing occupation by Union Web: arlingtoncemetery.mil Tip: a bus departs from mansion has been extensively renovated and rebuilt troops. The Union began burying war dead near the visitor center regularly if you’d rather skip the several times, with the last major overhaul in 1952, Arlington House partly for pragmatic reasons and long walk into the cemetery. when the entire interior was completely rebuilt. partly for revenge on General Lee. Today, it is the During President Kennedy’s term, the rooms were nation’s most hallowed ground, with over 400,000 US Marine Corps Memorial, Iwo Jima Statue refashioned as a living museum to showcase the art This enormous 1954 sculpture, depicting six marine and original furnishings of past presidents who had servicemen hoisting a flag onto a mountain during lived in the mansion. The White House looms large in the WWII Battle of Iwo Jima in the South Pacific, is people’s minds, but when they see it for the first based on the famous photograph take in 1945 of the time, it often strikes them as humbler than they had event. The memorial is dedicated to all US Marine imagined. It is, however, a very large complex with Corps members who sacrificed their lives. 132 rooms, 6 levels, and East and West Wings that Location: US Marine Memorial Circle, Arlington, VA hide behind landscaping. Self-guided public tours on the north end of Arlington National Cemetery are available, but need to be booked well in advance Web: nps.gov/gwmp/planyourvisit/usmc_memorial (see “Before You Go” on page 2).

6 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com Open: 11:30a-5:30p (museum), Neighborhoods 2p-6p (gardens) Closed: Mondays & major holidays Price: museum is free, gardens are $10 for regular Once upon a time, it was not advised to venture too admission 1703 32nd St NW, DC, far from the National Mall into DC’s historic Location: museum entrance on 32nd St and garden entrance neighborhoods. Considered too dangerous and on R St & 31st St (202) 339-6401 blighted by hard times after the race riots of the late Phone: doaks.org 1960s, the neighborhoods were mostly ignored by Web: visitors for the next 40 years. Starting in the late Eat & Drink 1980s, they slowly pursued a revitalization effort. Today, the city is experiencing an explosion of Baked & Wired - A local favorite for delicious development and renewal. Once-neglected areas are pasties, pies, and line-worth cupcakes. If only now bustling boulevards filled with boutique shops, Orientation: Georgetown sits on the north side of wanting coffee or tea, you can bypass the line to get cafés, theaters, hip restaurants, trendy lounges, and the Potomac River, just west of Rock Creek Park. to the coffee bar next to the bakery. Open: 7a-8p M- an optimistic attitude. Historic brick row homes on The central commercial district is at the intersection Th, until -9p F, 8a-9p Sat, 8a-8p Sun Location: 1052 tree-lined streets offer beautiful strolls to explore of M St and Wisconsin Ave, and features a wide Thomas Jefferson St NW Phone: (703) 663-8727 residential architecture, from Federal and Victorian to variety of boutique and national stores. Thomas Web: bakedandwired.com neoclassical and contemporary styles. The Jefferson St, south of M St, leads to the Washington neighborhood areas highlighted here are the most Filomena Ristorante - Since 1983, this Italian Harbor complex on the Potomac waterfront, offering historically significant and are easily accessible to restaurant has been serving generous portions of restaurants and terraced outdoor seating, with views the city center. hearty fresh pastas and desserts in a cozy space of the river and fantastic people-watching. North of that feels like Grandma’s house. It can be a bit Washington Harbor is the newly built Georgetown touristy and crowded on weekends, but the food Waterfront Park with its modern garden landscaping Georgetown and atmosphere is genuine and a welcome retreat and paved paths for a stroll along the river. With well known , affluent from the trendier dining scene found in the rest of residents, and busy shopping arcades, Georgetown Top Attraction the city. Open: 11:30a-11p Closed: Dec. 25 is probably the most famous neighborhood in the Location: 1063 Wisconsin Ave NW, DC city. It is also the oldest neighborhood, as it was an Dumbarton Oaks - This stately mansion built in Phone: (202) 338-8800 Web: filomena.com established port town on the Potomac River 40 1801 is a Washingtonian favorite, now kept as a Tip: reservations recommended years before the District of Columbia was museum of pre-Columbian and Byzantine art. The The Rye Bar - Inside the chic Rosewood Hotel is incorporated in 1790. Established as a historic real draw, however, is its terraced gardens that offer this beautiful whiskey and cocktail lounge offering a district in 1950, Georgetown has maintained its Old beautiful vistas of the estate, which includes both wonderful spot to unwind either in its posh interior or World charm and stately Federal-style mansions. formal and informal gardens surrounding pools and on the patio with views of the historic C&O Canal. Easily walkable, it is a great place to shop, stroll, and fountains. Early spring is the best and most visited Open: 11a-12a Location: 1050 31st St NW, DC relax for part of a day. It lacks access to the Metro time to go, but it’s tranquil at any time of the year. Phone: (202) 617-2425 system, though, so transport to and from the area Famously, it is also where the United Nations charter Web: rosewoodhotels.com/en/washington-dc requires other means. was drafted after WWII.

7 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com with popular restaurants, cafés, and bars. Adams &Pizza - Popular local pizza chain that quickly bakes Morgan starts north of U St and centers on 18th St customized pies using fresh ingredients. Open: up to Columbia Rd. 18th St features many trendy 11a-11p Sun-W, until 3a Th, until 4a F-Sat Location: cafés, restaurants, galleries, and international stores. 1215 Connecticut Ave NW, DC (Dupont Circle & Columbia Rd to 16th St houses many stores and multiple locations) Phone: (202) 450-4926 restaurants serving the local Latin community. Web: andpizza.com

Top Attraction Nazca Mochina - Contemporary Peruvian cuisine in a cleanly designed modern space. Nazca is an Phillips Collection - Opened in 1921 in a red brick upscale restaurant on the upper level, while the more mansion, this intimate museum offers an amazing casual Mochina downstairs is a pisco and ceviche Dupont Circle & Adams Morgan number of important works from French bar. Nazca Open: 11a-2p M-F, 5p-11p M-Sun Commercial and residential neighborhoods Dupont impressionism, American modernism, and Mochina Open: 5p-11p M-Sun Circle and adjacent Adams Morgan are busy areas contemporary works by master artists. Its most Location: 1633 P Street NW, DC (Dupont Circle) both day and night with plenty of shopping, ethnic famous work is the Luncheon of the Boating Party Phone: (202) 733-3170 Web: nazcamochica.com restaurants, cafés, clubs, and eclectic bars. Dupont by Renoir. The goal of the gallery is to offer a space Circle was a part of the original city design, but it to experience and have a conversation about art by Mintwood Place - Farmhouse French-American style cuisine in a matching cozy space. Open: was not developed significantly until the 1870s. It displaying it in different ways. The gallery also offers was first a fashionable area of upper-class periodic special concerts and events (see web). 5:30p-10p Tu-Th, until 10:30p F-Sat, until 9p Sun 10:30a-2:30p Sat-Sun Closed: Mondays Location: mansions, but later became increasingly commercial Open: 10a-5p Tu-Sat, 12p-7p Sun Closed: Mondays in the early 20th century. Adams Morgan Price: $12, regular admission Location: 1600 21st 1813 Columbia Rd NW, DC (Adams Morgan) incorporates a cross-section of DC’s diverse St NW, DC (Dupont Circle) Phone: (202) 387-2151 Phone: (202) 234-6732 Web: mintwoodplace.com Web: phillipscollection.org communities into one small area. The neighborhood Lapis - Expertly prepared Afghan cuisine along with is popular with college students and young inventive cocktails from their craft bar. Atmosphere professionals, who flock to the bars and music clubs Eat, Drink & Entertainment is tasteful, elegant family decor. Open: 5:30p-10p, that line 18th St. While there aren’t many top Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe - Famous local Sun-Th, until 11pm F-Sat, 10a-4p Sat-Sun attractions to visit in the area, it is a fun place to bookstore and cafe that is open until late in the Location: 1847 Columbia Rd NW, DC (Adams engage the local community and stroll the historic evenings. Stop here to browse the books Morgan) Phone: (202) 299-9630 Web: lapisdc.com tree shaded lanes adorned with late 19th- and early Washingtonians are reading and grab a coffee, meal, 20th-century architecture. Madam's Organ - A fixture on the entertainment libation, or dessert either inside or on their back scene in Adams Morgan for 20 years, offering nightly patio. Open: 7:30a-1a Sun-Th, until 3a F-Sat Orientation: Dupont Circle is named for the traffic live blues music, 5 bars, soul food, and shenanigans Location: 1517 Connecticut Ave NW, DC (Dupont circle and park at the intersection of Connecticut on 4 floors. A reasonable cover charge is usually Circle) Phone: (202) 387-1400 Web: kramers.com Ave, New Hampshire Ave, Massachusetts Ave, and required to enter. Open: 5p-2a M-Th, until 3a F-Sat, 19th St NW. Connecticut Ave is the main street of Dupont Circle Farmers Market - Up to 50 farmers until 2a Sun Location: 2461 18th St NW, DC (Adams the area, with restaurants and stores lining it both and producers set up stands for local specialties. Morgan) Phone: (202) 667-5370 north and south of the circle for several blocks. 17th Open: Sunday mornings Location: 1500 block of Web: madamsorgan.com St NW between P and R Streets is another busy area 20th St NW, DC Web: freshfarmmarkets.org

8 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com Orientation: Logan Circle is named for the traffic Dukem - DC has the largest Ethiopian community circle and park at the intersection of 13th St NW and outside of Africa, which has blessed the city with its P St NW. The main business streets are the 1400 fabulous cuisine and unique dining experience. block of P St and 14th St running from N St to Flavorful, spicy vegetables and meats are served on Florida Ave. 14th St is a busy corridor with a a large plate of spongy injera bread to eat with your collection of trendy restaurants, bars, funky clothing hands. Dukem has been a standard for Ethiopian stores, high-end furniture shops, and galleries. The fare on U St for years, and offers a patio and liveliest part of the U St corridor is between 14th St occasional live music. Open: 9a-12a Sun-Th, until 1a and 7th St, with many bars, clubs, local shops, and F-Sat Location: 1118 U St NW, DC a variety of restaurants. Phone: (202) 667-8735 Web: dukemrestaurant.com

Eat, Drink & Entertainment 9:30 Club - Famous music club attracting a wide Logan Circle & U Street variety of talent. Dark and open with standing room only on the ground floor and a second-story terrace Before 2000, these neighborhoods were neglected Slipstream - Modern, bright, and offers excellent with seats, everyone feels close to the stage. Offers and considered too dangerous for most people. coffee and tea. Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. an excellent intimate musical experience. Today, they are again vibrant and lively eating, One of the few places that seamlessly transitions shows start at 9:30p (see web for schedule shopping, and entertainment areas. Logan Circle is a from daytime café to nighttime craft cocktail lounge. Open: and tickets) 815 V St NW, DC historic district of late 19th-century Victorian brick Open: 7a-11p M-Th, until 1am F, 8a-1a Sat, 8a-8p Location: (202) 265-0930 930.com row homes and shaded residential streets. Adjacent Sun Location: 1333 14th St NW, DC Phone: Web: U St corridor is another active area with a long Phone: (202) 450-2216 Web: slipstreamdc.com history as the center of DC’s African American Night Out - Weekday happy hours turn into busy Ted’s Bulletin - Classic Art Deco upscale diner, community. U St was known as the “Black evenings on 14th & U Streets. Professionals flock inspiring nostalgia with both its decor and hearty Broadway” in the early 20th century, attracting the all days of the week to upscale cocktail bars and dishes. Popular day and night and famous for its best jazz and blues musicians of the age to its many rooftop lounges. Here is a brief list of places to house-made pop tarts and boozy shakes. music halls and cabarets, including native jazz target for a fun evening exploring the area. Open: 7a-10:30p Sun-Th, until 11:30p, F-Sat legend Duke Ellington. After DC was desegregated Location: 1818 14th St NW, DC Church Key - beer & snacks, 1337 14th St legally in 1954, many people left the inner city for the Phone: (202) 265-8337 Web: tedsbulletin.com suburbs, and the area declined significantly. In 1968, Sotto - cocktails & jazz, 1601 14th St riots in response to the assassination of Martin Le Diplomate - Classic French fare in a space Luther King, Jr. results in mass looting and burning painstakingly designed to make you feel like you’re Barcelona - tapas & sangria, 1622 14th St of many remaining businesses, effectively leaving in a 1930s Left Bank Paris bistro. With a large dining 2 Birds 1 Stone - cocktails & chill, 1800 14th St the neighborhoods blighted for the next 30 years. room and outdoor patio, it became an instant The areas slowly revitalized until 2011, when they sensation, and attracts political elites, locals, and Garden District - beer & grub, 1801 14th St began a period of rapid transformation into the busy visitors alike. Open: 5p-10p M-Tu, until 11p W-Th, residential, commercial, and entertainment districts until 12a F, 9:30a-12a Sat, 9:30a-10p Sun The Fainting Goat - cocktails & apps, 1330 U St that they are today. Location: 1601 14th St NW, DC Brixton - rooftop & “views”, 901 U St Phone: (202) 332-3333 Web: lediplomatedc.com

9 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com Top Attraction (Penn Quarter) Phone: (202) 637-1222 Web: rasikarestaurant.com/pennquarter American Art Museum & Portrait Gallery - This imposing 1842 Greek Revival structure was The Source - Wolfgang Puck’s Asian-fusion hot spot originally the U.S. Patent Office. It is now part of the in a swanky modern space that offers a top-notch Smithsonian, housing 2 of its more precious art experience just blocks from the Capitol. Open: collections. The American Art Museum is the first of 11:30a-2p M-F, 5:30p-10p M-Th, until 11p F-Sat its kind in the US, containing historically significant Closed: Sundays Location: 575 Pennsylvania Ave works spanning 3 centuries. The much smaller NW, DC (Penn Quarter) Phone: (202) 637-6100 Web: Portrait Gallery features many famous paintings of wolfgangpuck.com/restaurants/fine-dining/3941 US presidents. While the museum is large, it feels Tip: 2-person chef table and 4-person hot pot table approachable and is focused on telling a story of the available for special dining. country through art, which provides a cohesive The Hamilton - This large establishment is split into Chinatown & Penn Quarter experience. Open: 11:30a-7p daily 3 wood-paneled dining rooms and multi-level, After Georgetown, this is the oldest neighborhood Phone: (202) 633-1000 Location: 800 G St NW, DC subterranean live performance venue. Both sections and business district in DC. Its location between the (Chinatown) Web: americanart.si.edu offer a mix of American, Italian, and Asian dishes. Capitol and the White House made it a central part Live shows are often booked with well known rock, of the city’s early development. Chinatown is a Eat, Drink & Entertainment blues, jazz, R&B, folk, and stand-up comedy acts compact area where the local Chinese community Zaytinya - Large windows with a bright, modern every week. The upstairs Loft bar offers free live relocated to after being displaced in the 1930s from music and DJs on weekends. See website for what is now the Federal Triangle. Today, few Chinese decor give this Turkish meza restaurant, by famed chef José Andrés, a wonderful sophistication for events, tickets, and reservations. remain, but Chinatown maintains its character with Restaurant Open: 11a-1a M-Th, until 2a F-Sat Chinese and Asian restaurants, architectural motifs, delicious Mediterranean shared plate dishes. 8:30a-10p Sun Location: 600 14th St NW, DC (Penn and a large Ming Dynasty “Friendship Arch” that Open: 11a-10p Sun-M, until 11p Tu-Th, until 12a F- Sat Location: 701 9th St NW, DC (Chinatown) Quarter) Phone: (202) 633-1000 spans H St at 7th St NW. Adjacent Penn Quarter is a Web: thehamiltondc.com Tip: Doors open 1 hour busy downtown business district made up of office Phone: (202) 638-0800 Web: zaytinya.com before shows and seated tickets are not assigned, complexes and historic mixed-use buildings. Both Proof - Eclectic modern American cuisine with a so getting there earlier for better seating options is neighborhoods suffered after the riots of 1968, but focus on wine in a chic space, with an interior recommended. Bar room tickets are also available they are once again busy dining, shopping, and defined by warm wood, leather, and stone. Open: for a reduced price. museum districts. 11:30a-2p Tu-F, 5p-10p M-Th, until 11pm F-Sat, until 9:30 Sun Location: 775 G St NW, DC (Chinatown) CityCenterDC - Between 9th and 11th Avenues and Orientation: Chinatown is centered around 7th St Phone: (202) 737-7663 Web: proofdc.com I and H Streets is this large modern residential, NW between I St and F St NW. Most Chinese dining, and high-end shopping complex, completed restaurants are located on H St. Shopping and Rasika - Highly rated, very flavorful modern Indian in 2015. Featuring outdoor spaces between the dining options line 7th St, with most restaurants cuisine formatted for sharing in a posh setting. buildings with fountains and electronic light shows found on 7th and 8th Streets between D and F Open: 11:30a-2:30p M-F, 5:30p-10:30p M-Th, that offer a diversion from the designer shopping Streets. Chinatown, Archives, and Metro Center are 5p-11p F-Sat Location: 633 D St NW, DC and trendy noshing. Location: 825 10th St NW, DC the main Metro access stations. Phone: (202) 289-9000 Web: citycenterdc.com

10 of 13 © 2018 adventu llc all rights reserved adventutraveler.com U.S. National Arboretum - In 1929, Congress Foodie Spotlights established this 446-acre park, garden, and Outside of the neighborhoods described above are a botanical research space run by the Department of couple of spots to seek out in the city that are worth Agriculture. Features multiple flowering tree gardens, a special trip for an exciting food experience. a bonsai collection, an azalea garden, and a surreal display of the old Corinthian columns from the Rose’s Luxury - A casual farmhouse vibe in the Capitol building in an open field. Best visited in the city with an amazingly friendly and fun staff, spring for the variety of flowering plants, but other inventive and beautiful food, wonderful cocktails, seasons offer their charms as well. Open: 8a-5p and a super-cool soundtrack. A memorable foodie Location: 3501 New York Ave NE, DC experience, if you are lucky enough to get a seat. Phone: (202) 245-2726 Web: usna.usda.gov Open: 5p-10p, M-Sat Closed: Sundays Reservations: No/Yes - parties less than 6, no; Outdoor Activities Potomac Bike Circuit - The Potomac River parties 6-8 limited Location: 717 8th St SE, DC allows for easy bike paths that provide wonderful Phone: (202) 580-8889 Web: rosesluxury.com Tip: While Washington is a busy and dense city it has an views of the city’s waterfront, and access to lesser- this is the place with “The Line.” Lines form a few enormous number of parks and recreational spaces known parks and memorials. From the Lincoln hours before opening and can grow to 30+ deep. that are easily accessible for all to take advantage Memorial, head north along the river to The space is small: only 20 or so people can be of. The city offers wonderful infrastructure for bikes, Georgetown’s waterfront, then make your way up to seated at a time. For those not lucky enough to get a with many dedicated lanes and extensive paths to M St crossing the C&O Canal, and the Francis Scott first seating, there is a wonderful bar inside. Try access most parts of town. Kayaks, boats, paddle Key Bridge to Virginia. Continue on the path running showing up later in the evening, like 8:30, during the boards, and other outdoor gear is readily available to south and stop at Theodore Roosevelt Island to visit week and you may avoid the line and/or waiting rent for water activities. Or just go have a picnic and the memorial to the 26th president at its center. altogether, but no guarantees, as this is arguably the enjoy the beauty of the area on a pleasant day. Continue south past Memorial Bridge and the hottest seat in town. Pentagon. Cross back over the river at the 14th St Orientation: Bike paths that run along the Potomac bridge to the Jefferson Memorial and continue north River connect to the National Mall. West and East Union Market - Located among the crumbling back to the Lincoln Memorial. Total time, with a few Potomac Park, south of the Mall, offer biking, buildings of DC’s commercial food market is this brief stops, should take about 1 hour. picnicking, and a golf course. Heading north past clean, modern warehouse that is a mix of market, Web: ddot.dc.gov/page/bicycle-maps food court, and diverse shopping center. A the Lincoln Memorial is a path along the river that wonderful place to spend an afternoon exploring the connects you to Georgetown, boat houses, the C&O Potomac Water Activities - Kayak, canoe, or market stalls and gourmet restaurants offering wide Canal bike paths, and the Capitol Crescent Trail, paddle-board the Potomac for a more engaging way range of food and drink expressing the diversity of which takes you up to Maryland and back down to to take in the views that surround the river. Boat the city through Rock Creek Park. The Virginia side the city and the region. A couple of places to try: houses are located along the river just north of the TaKorean for Korean tacos, Red Apron for hearty of the river also has an extensive bike path network Key Bridge, with a few offering rental services. sandwiches, and Rappahannock Oyster Bar for local that takes you to Theodore Roosevelt Island, Lady Open: Seasonally, April to October. Location: 3500 Bird Johnson Park, and 16 miles to the south shellfish and beer. Open: 11a-8p Tu-F 8a-8p Sat- Water St NW, DC or at Thompson Boat House at Sun Closed: Mondays Location: 1309 5th St NE, through Alexandria and out to Mt. Vernon and the Washington Harbor, 2900 Virginia Ave NW, DC DC Web: unionmarketdc.com historic home of George Washington. Web: thompsonboatcenter.com

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April. Web: nationalcherryblossomfestival.org some basic precautions to be aware of. Some areas Weather & Times to Go: Washington, DC has a Memorial Day - ceremonies, concerts, parade. Last are still transitioning and can change quickly from robust 4-season climate. Spring typically begins in Monday (and joining weekend) in May. block to block. This is particularly true for sections in mid-March and lasts until the end of May. Spring is Independence Day, July 4 - concerts, parades, and the Northeast and Southeast quadrants of the city. known for its temperate days that are breezy and massive fireworks displays. Be alert and take a cab in unfamiliar areas. Practice rainy, but often very pleasant and sunny. Summer Taste of DC - food, drink, and entertainment. big city common sense in all areas of the city. begins in June and lasts until the beginning of Columbus Day weekend, mid-October. Transportation: Unless you absolutely need a September. Summer is known for both it warm and Web: thetasteofdc.org pleasant and hot, humid weeks with occasional vehicle, it is advised to forego a car, as DC is a thunderstorms. Fall begins in September and lasts Entertainment: Washington offers a wide variety of difficult city to drive and park in. The Metro system is through November. Fall is known for its warm, clear, local, national and international entertainment extensive and efficient. Capital Bikeshare provides and crisp sunny days. Winter begins in December venues. See websites for events, dates, and tickets. bikes at stations city-wide for rent using a credit and lasts until mid-March. Winter is cool or cold with card. Taxis and hired car services using apps are many cloudy, damp days, with occasional light Kennedy Center - performing arts, concerts, shows plentiful. DC is also one of the more walkable cities in snow. Spring and summer are the busiest travel Web: kennedy-center.org the country, so bring comfy shoes. MARC commuter seasons, with large tour groups visiting the city. Verizon Center - sports, big concerts, shows trains service the greater Washington/Baltimore area Spring is exceptionally beautiful, with many flowering Web: verizoncenter.monumentalsportsnetwork.com and Amtrak trains connect to the city to the plants that blanket the landscape into a lush flower Warner Theatre - concerts, shows, film northeast and southeast states. Web: warnertheatredc.com garden, and is best witnessed between late March and into late April. Fall has the best weather for Arena Stage - American performing arts Metro & Bus Web: wmata.com Web: arenastage.org tourism, with fewer crowds, and foliage is stunning Capitol Bike Share Web: capitalbikeshare.com from late October to late November. Winter is an Bike Routes Web: ddot.dc.gov/page/bicycle-maps Sports: Taking in a national league sporting event is ideal time for tackling the museums. Amtrak Train Web: amtrak.com a fun and exciting way to experience the culture and MARC Train Web: mta.maryland.gov/marc-train competitive spirit. See web for tickets and venues. Avg. J F M A M J J A S O N D Airports: The National Capital Region is served by High 42 44 53 64 75 83 87 84 78 67 55 45 Baseball - MLB Team: Washington Nationals 3 major international airports. Washington National Web: nationals.com Low 27 28 35 44 54 63 68 66 59 48 38 29 (DCA) is the most convenient to the city, only 10 min Football - NFL Team: Washington Redskins to get to the Mall or downtown, and with easy Metro Prec. 42 42 45 46 47 45 44 40 35 36 38 42 Web: redskins.com access. Dulles International (IAD) in Virginia is west Basketball - NBA Team: Washington Wizards Sun 5 6 7 8 9 9 9 8 8 7 5 4 of the city and takes 45 min to get downtown. Web: nba.com/wizards High/Low Avg in °F, Precipitation Avg in %, Sun Avg in hours Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) is 45 min Hockey - NHL Team: Capitals north of the city, with train access via MARC or Web: capitals.nhl.com Seasonal Events: Washington hosts many large Amtrak to Union Station near the Capitol Building. and small events and activities all year round. Soccer - MLS Team: DC United Significant events include: Web: dcunited.com

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