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Sightseeing
This is perfect destination for a solo (or social) walk on a nice day.
106 locals recommend
Lincoln Park
This is perfect destination for a solo (or social) walk on a nice day.
Such a GORGEOUS building... totally worth a visit inside (and it's en route, as you stroll over to the US Capitol).
314 locals recommend
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SESuch a GORGEOUS building... totally worth a visit inside (and it's en route, as you stroll over to the US Capitol).
If Morning Edition, All Things Considered and NPR's growing list of podcasts are fixtures of your daily and weekly routine... consider taking a tour. If the timing is right, you might be able to catch a Tiny Desk Concert!
Full disclosure: I'm a news editor at NPR. If you're a super-fan (or if you simply have questions), let's chat.
(NOTE: For obvious reasons, the opportunity to tour has not been available throughout much of 2020 and into 2021. My apologies!)
9 locals recommend
NPR
1111 North Capitol St NEIf Morning Edition, All Things Considered and NPR's growing list of podcasts are fixtures of your daily and weekly routine... consider taking a tour. If the timing is right, you might be able to catch a Tiny Desk Concert!
Full disclosure: I'm a news editor at NPR. If you're a super-fan (or if you simply have questions), let's chat.
(NOTE: For obvious reasons, the opportunity to tour has not been available throughout much of 2020 and into 2021. My apologies!)
PANDA.
Need we say more?
A special note for anyone visiting in the holiday season, starting in late November: if your schedule fits... check out ZooLights. It is DELIGHTFUL!
Here's a recent article: https://www.tripsavvy.com/christmas-lights-at-national-zoo-1038617
771 locals recommend
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NWPANDA.
Need we say more?
A special note for anyone visiting in the holiday season, starting in late November: if your schedule fits... check out ZooLights. It is DELIGHTFUL!
Here's a recent article: https://www.tripsavvy.com/christmas-lights-at-national-zoo-1038617
Food scene
One of the true anchors of Capitol Hill life.
There literally are BOOKS written on this place. So I won't try to capture it here. But it's a definite must.
699 locals recommend
Eastern Market
225 7th St SEOne of the true anchors of Capitol Hill life.
There literally are BOOKS written on this place. So I won't try to capture it here. But it's a definite must.
About two miles south of here... this is a great place to spend a pleasant afternoon. Take a walk along the river (you can even rent a kayak here!)... then stroll over to Nationals Park. The area is teeming with great restaurants -- including DC Winery and Bluejacket Brewery.
145 locals recommend
The Yards Park
355 Water St SEAbout two miles south of here... this is a great place to spend a pleasant afternoon. Take a walk along the river (you can even rent a kayak here!)... then stroll over to Nationals Park. The area is teeming with great restaurants -- including DC Winery and Bluejacket Brewery.
Great coffee... tasty eats... a cozy neighborhood spot just a few blocks away. Easy online ordering *** no-contact pick-up.
43 locals recommend
Jacob's Coffee House
401 8th St NEGreat coffee... tasty eats... a cozy neighborhood spot just a few blocks away. Easy online ordering *** no-contact pick-up.
Half a mile from your front door. Love your Whole Foods? Here it is.
287 locals recommend
Whole Foods Market
600 H St NEHalf a mile from your front door. Love your Whole Foods? Here it is.
This is a lovely spot - and a great place to enjoy good wine and experience the amazing transformation of this long-overlooked slice of DC. (This is NOT a "gentrification" story... 20 years ago, this area was light industrial, with no residential or commercial core.)
37 locals recommend
District Winery
385 Water St SEThis is a lovely spot - and a great place to enjoy good wine and experience the amazing transformation of this long-overlooked slice of DC. (This is NOT a "gentrification" story... 20 years ago, this area was light industrial, with no residential or commercial core.)
Union Market
1309 5th St NENeighborhoods
Capitol Hill
https://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/in-dcs-stanton-park-people-would-rather-stroll-rather-than-roll/2018/11/14/3e972c40-e390-11e8-8f5f-a55347f48762_story.html
47 locals recommend
Stanton Park
226 4th St NEhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate/in-dcs-stanton-park-people-would-rather-stroll-rather-than-roll/2018/11/14/3e972c40-e390-11e8-8f5f-a55347f48762_story.html
Bars, restaurants and an Art Deco performance venue - plus offerings ranging from Ben's Chili Bowl to Whole Foods... and DC's newly-added streetcar line - are all features of the hipster 'hood known as the H Street Corridor.
More info here: https://www.rappaportco.com/three-reasons-we-love-the-h-street-corridor/
171 locals recommend
H Street Northeast
H Street NortheastBars, restaurants and an Art Deco performance venue - plus offerings ranging from Ben's Chili Bowl to Whole Foods... and DC's newly-added streetcar line - are all features of the hipster 'hood known as the H Street Corridor.
More info here: https://www.rappaportco.com/three-reasons-we-love-the-h-street-corridor/