DC shows a different face at night when theaters, nightclubs and sports venues come to life with entertainment options. Wind down after your day of sightseeing or business meetings by catching a concert, a basketball game or a provocative play.
Celebrity chefs and home-grown talents take the helm at DC's restaurants. Discover the local flavors of the Chesapeake Bay, bond with friends over fine dining and taste the international influences that give DC restaurants their unique character.
Visit Washington DC this winter for fun and exciting events and activities. Visit the Hard Rock Cafe, check out the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, or relax at the Folger Shakespeare Library. Washington DC has something for everyone!
There are so many attractions to see in Washington DC that it's impossible to visit all of them in a single trip. Dozens of monuments, memorials, museums, parks, and gardens are situated in and around the heart of the city, making it easy for visitors to stroll from one attraction to the next. When it's time to take a break from sightseeing, excellent shopping, dining, nightlife, and cultural events are conveniently located throughout the city.
Washington DC is vibrant with history, culture, and entertainment for visitors and locals alike. It has some of the finest art collections worldwide, annual film festivals, fine dining, upscale as well as casual bars and clubs, and just about everything in between!
The metro system in DC runs quickly and efficiently, plus it is inexpensive. Though visitors will have a hard time finding parking in the city center--and pay a pretty penny for it--the public transportation here is so convenient that tourists often forego unnecessary rental cars except to venture into attractions beyond DC in areas of Northern Virginia, Maryland, and other regions close by.
The only difficult aspect of visiting DC is figuring out where to begin! Fortunately, this dilemma is simply resolved--begin at the Smithsonian stop at the National Mall. At this metro exit, tourists will find themselves in the heart of the city, surrounded by world famous museums and memorials, including the obelisk-shaped Washington Monument near the center, the Lincoln Memorial to the east, and the US Capitol Building to the west. Also immediately visible along the mall are the National Gallery of Art, Air and Space Museum, Museum of Natural History, and many others. Slightly north of the mall is the White House, and many memorials to the south stand along the Tidal Basin and Potomac River.
Most of the museums and memorials are free of charge, so visitors can shop and dine at favorite locations like the Old Post Office Pavilion with many eateries and shops, as well as well-known restaurants like modern Komi in the trendy DuPont circle area, The Source on Pennsylvania Avenue, or for something more moderate in price, Zaytinya near Metro Center. Be sure to plan plenty of time for your stay--you are going to need every minute to enjoy the exhibits, food, and shopping DC has to offer!
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- Take the metro rather than driving through town to avoid confusing one-way streets and unexpected direction changes, two hour parking limits, $10-$15 per day private lots, and extremely scant parking availability.
Map where you plan to dine before hitting the National Mall. The restaurants and cafes in and immediately around the Mall can get pricey!
Print out a metro map, National Mall map, and city map for free before you embark on your tours--start with the sites you came to see to be sure you fit them in.
