Doing The District the Right Way

My Personal Recommendations for 

Touring Washington D.C. 

Museums

1.       Hirshorn Modern Art (shaped like a circle, there’s also a lot of outdoor sculpture)

2.       Smithsonian Natural History Museum (Must GO! See the Hope Diamond and outside Butterfly Garden)

3.       Smithsonian American History Museum (have original American flag, Julia Child’s kitchen, just run through this one if you have time, don’t spend too long)

4.       Smithsonian African Art & Sackler Gallery (next to each other, Sackler is small, run through this one, don’t waste time here)

5.       Newseum $

6.       Holocaust -  You need to reserve free tickets in advance or you can’t go in.

7.       National Zoo – free (TOTALLY DO THIS!)

Bars

18^th Street in Adam’s Morgan

1.       Madam’s Organ (#1 spot)

2.       Tangier Restaurant & Hookah

3.       The Reef (cool rooftop)

4.       Tryst is a weird lounge/bar/coffee house place but it’s cool

5.       Mambo Room or Habana Village for dancing

Go to all the memorials, Tidal Basin, Reflecting Pool, National Monument etc.

You can get anywhere easily, but most everything you need is right in the bull's eye of the map!

Also….

• -          Embassy Row – take a walk past all the Embassies and check out the architecture of the countries represented (Mass Ave NW)
• -          Dupont Circle - Embassy Row leads right to Dupont circle, there are a lot of cute shops, restaurants, places with cheap ‘happy hours’. J
• -          The Textile Museum is also right in between Embassy Row and Dupont Circle.

• -          Georgetown is good for shopping and food mostly. Check out, “Georgetown Cupcakes”.
• -           If you go to Georgetown, see Dumbarton Oaks (although you have to probably take a cab). This is a beautiful historic home that you can tour inside/outside and there is also a beautiful museum next to it.

Remember:

Always pay cash or demand a receipt! But most importantly...

Have fun!