Guidebook for Washington

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Guidebook for Washington

Food Scene

Best bagels in DC.
86 locals recommend
Bullfrog Bagels
317 7th St SE
86 locals recommend
Best bagels in DC.
Asian inspired with delicious food and even better coffee
284 locals recommend
Maketto
1351 H St NE
284 locals recommend
Asian inspired with delicious food and even better coffee
French food with great specials for happy hour and other events.
97 locals recommend
Le Grenier
502 H St NE
97 locals recommend
French food with great specials for happy hour and other events.
Vegan bakery with some delicious treats!
52 locals recommend
Fare Well
406 H St NE
52 locals recommend
Vegan bakery with some delicious treats!
Every cuisine under the sun can be found at Union Market -- it's amazing and everything is good!
906 locals recommend
Union Market
1309 5th St NE
906 locals recommend
Every cuisine under the sun can be found at Union Market -- it's amazing and everything is good!
Super tiny Indian take out place that is also super yummy!
148 locals recommend
Indigo
243 K St NE
148 locals recommend
Super tiny Indian take out place that is also super yummy!

Drinks & Nightlife

Little Miss Whiskey's Golden Dollar
1104 H St NE
119 locals recommend
It's a bar with mini golf... what more can I say?
196 locals recommend
H Street Country Club
1335 H Street Northeast
196 locals recommend
It's a bar with mini golf... what more can I say?
Amazing outdoor beer garden!
205 locals recommend
Dacha Cafe
1600 7th St NW
205 locals recommend
Amazing outdoor beer garden!

Sightseeing

It's accessible to the Supreme Court and Library of Congress (both across the street). Also visit the Senate (Russell, Dirksen and Hart) and House office buildings (Cannon, Longworth and Rayburn) for up close access to your government on weekdays.
114 locals recommend
The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
First Street Southeast
114 locals recommend
It's accessible to the Supreme Court and Library of Congress (both across the street). Also visit the Senate (Russell, Dirksen and Hart) and House office buildings (Cannon, Longworth and Rayburn) for up close access to your government on weekdays.
Hidden in the back behind an exhibit you can find a replica of Thomas Jefferson's library which started the Library of Congress -- including some of his original books!
314 locals recommend
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SE
314 locals recommend
Hidden in the back behind an exhibit you can find a replica of Thomas Jefferson's library which started the Library of Congress -- including some of his original books!
Perhaps the most underrated museum of all the Smithsonian museums! Each tribe recognized by the US government has a hand in the curation and it explains a side of history most don't hear. Also, their cafeteria is the best of the Smithsonian cafeterias!
196 locals recommend
National Museum of the American Indian
4th Street Southwest
196 locals recommend
Perhaps the most underrated museum of all the Smithsonian museums! Each tribe recognized by the US government has a hand in the curation and it explains a side of history most don't hear. Also, their cafeteria is the best of the Smithsonian cafeterias!
The park contains the original Lincoln Memorial (an 1876 statue honoring the 16th president) as well as a statue to famous educator Mary McLeod Bethune
85 locals recommend
Lincoln Park
85 locals recommend
The park contains the original Lincoln Memorial (an 1876 statue honoring the 16th president) as well as a statue to famous educator Mary McLeod Bethune

Parks & Nature

It's the second largest urban park in the country, with miles of trails and history to be discovered.
584 locals recommend
Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NW
584 locals recommend
It's the second largest urban park in the country, with miles of trails and history to be discovered.
America's front yard spanning from the US Capitol (the old center of DC -- and still the center based on the grid system) to the banks of the Potomac River at the Lincoln Memorial.
1111 locals recommend
National Mall
1111 locals recommend
America's front yard spanning from the US Capitol (the old center of DC -- and still the center based on the grid system) to the banks of the Potomac River at the Lincoln Memorial.

Arts & Culture

One of the first (and most famous!) historically black colleges/universities
60 locals recommend
Howard University
2400 6th St NW
60 locals recommend
One of the first (and most famous!) historically black colleges/universities
The oldest Catholic university in America in the oldest neighborhood in Washington, DC
106 locals recommend
Georgetown University
3700 O St NW
106 locals recommend
The oldest Catholic university in America in the oldest neighborhood in Washington, DC
It's the largest performing arts venue in the world -- larger than the Washington Monument if you were to lay it down on its side. There are many shows daily with tickets as low as $15. Plus the rooftop deck is stunning!
498 locals recommend
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NW
498 locals recommend
It's the largest performing arts venue in the world -- larger than the Washington Monument if you were to lay it down on its side. There are many shows daily with tickets as low as $15. Plus the rooftop deck is stunning!

Essentials

There is a 5 cent bag tax for all plastic/paper bags in DC.
337 locals recommend
Harris Teeter
1201 First Street Northeast
337 locals recommend
There is a 5 cent bag tax for all plastic/paper bags in DC.
Standard CVS drug store (just in case!)
347 locals recommend
CVS
645 H St NE
347 locals recommend
Standard CVS drug store (just in case!)

Getting Around

NoMa-Gallaudet U New York Ave Station
200 Florida Ave NE
182 locals recommend
Major train/bus station in DC
629 locals recommend
Union Station
629 locals recommend
Major train/bus station in DC
There are plenty more Capital Bikeshares around -- sign up for a membership if you are interested!
8 locals recommend
Capital Bikeshare - 1st & M St NE
8 locals recommend
There are plenty more Capital Bikeshares around -- sign up for a membership if you are interested!