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Washington, D.C. Planning for Your Visit Dear IAA Council and Committee Meeting Attendee, On behalf of the American Academy of Actuaries and the U.S. actuarial profession, I extend a warm welcome to you to our nation’s capital and a thank-you for your dedication and your efforts during this important week of IAA meetings. Springtime is considered by many to be the most delightful season in Washington, with many sunshine-bathed days and pleasantly cool evenings that invite visitors to stroll, wander, and enjoy the city’s many sights and sounds. This brochure is intended to help you spend whatever free time you may have to enjoy the city during your stay. The city is of course best known as the seat of the U.S. national government. Indeed, in 1791 Major Pierre L’Enfant specifically laid out for President Washington an urban design supporting the vision of a federal district. From its beginning, the District of Columbia has been defined with a special nature and stature that is reflected in accessible monuments, federal buildings, and fascinating national and private museums—highlights of many are noted in the following pages. But it offers even more, including delightful natural beauty and scenes and the cosmopolitan delights that serve the millions of people who live in the region. Whether you’re looking to learn more about the intriguing backstories of this city’s and our nation’s history, or to simply enjoy the taste of our varied award-winning culinary scene, this guide will provide you with good places to start your wanderings. The highlights were compiled from suggestions of the Academy staff, who know the city well. Springtime is meant to be enjoyed and appreciated, and I hope this brochure helps you do that during your visit. Shawna Ackerman President, American Academy of Actuaries 1850 M Street NW, Suite 300 | Washington, DC 20036 202-223-8196 | 202-872-1948 (fax) www.actuary.org © 2019 American Academy of Actuaries. All rights reserved. 2019 IAA COUNCIL MEETING | 1 Contents Street Map 4 Neighborhoods Federal Triangle 5 Chinatown/Penn Quarter 9 Dupont Circle 11 Foggy Bottom/Georgetown 13 Capitol Hill 16 Adams Morgan/Woodley Park 18 Cleveland Park 20 Shaw/14th Street/U Street 22 The Navy Yard 24 Wharf 25 NoMa 26 Brookland 27 Alexandria 28 The National Mall Smithsonian Museums 30 Non-Smithsonian Museums 32 Pay Museums 32 Monuments 33 Performances May 12-18 35 Washingtonian Magazine Top 20 Restaurants 35 Getting Around Local Tour Companies 36 MetroRail Map 36 2 | 2019 IAA COUNCIL MEETING Washington, D.C., was created to serve as the national capital. President George Washington chose the site and dimensions, a square whose sides were 10 miles (16 km) in length and whose corners were directly north, east, south, and west of its center. The land was ceded to the new city by Maryland and Virginia, but the Virginia section was returned in 1847, so what remains of the modern District was all once part of the state of Maryland. As a planned city, Washington was designed in the Baroque style and incorporates avenues radiating out from rectangles, providing room for open space and landscaping. The design also included a garden-lined “grand avenue” approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in length and 400 feet (120 m) wide in the area that is now the National Mall. Washington, D.C., is divided into four quadrants: Northwest (NW), Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), and Southwest (SW), with the Capitol (parliament) at the center. These letters indicate which quadrant the address you are looking for is in and are important for cab drivers and walkers alike. What might appear to be right around the corner in NW, might in fact be several miles away in SE. Streets follow a distinctive layout and addressing scheme. The vertical streets are numbered and the horizontal ones are lettered and then ascend in alphabetical two-, three-, and four- syllable series. In the Upper Northwest, a fifth series is named after a botanical series (also alphabetical). 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