Dana's Guidebook
Sightseeing
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWCapitole des États-Unis
First Street SoutheastLibrary of Congress
101 Independence Ave SECour suprême des États-Unis
1 First St NEThe Pentagon
National Mall
Museums
National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SWMusée national d'histoire américaine
1300 Constitution Ave. NWMusée national d'histoire naturelle des États-Unis
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NWSmithsonian American Art Museum
8th Street NorthwestNational Museum of the American Indian
4th Street SouthwestMusée national de l'histoire et de la culture afro-américaines
1400 Constitution Ave. NWThe Sculpture Gardens offers “Jazz in the Gardens” during the warmer months and it’s fabulous! Check online for details.
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National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
7th Street NorthwestThe Sculpture Gardens offers “Jazz in the Gardens” during the warmer months and it’s fabulous! Check online for details.
Parc zoologique national de Washington
3001 Connecticut Ave NWUnited States Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SWThe Phillips Collection
1600 21st St NWFood scene
Maketto
1351 H St NERose's Luxury
717 8th St SEMichelin Star ⭐️
Copycat Co.
1110 H St NEGreat for night time drinks and food, and it’s walkable!
Union Market is a historic food stall venue with some really great up and coming restaurants! The original idea was to allow chefs space to explore with low overhead until they could branch out and open their own spaces. Local Tip: There’s also a great rooftop space on top of Union Market! It’s a bit hidden, but ask around and someone can point you in the right direction!
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Union Market
1309 5th St NEUnion Market is a historic food stall venue with some really great up and coming restaurants! The original idea was to allow chefs space to explore with low overhead until they could branch out and open their own spaces. Local Tip: There’s also a great rooftop space on top of Union Market! It’s a bit hidden, but ask around and someone can point you in the right direction!
La Cosecha is a new shared dining space for Latin American cuisine in the Union Market area that we absolutely love! There’s everything from quick service Peruvian Chicken to Michelin star Columbian food - great drinks too!
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La Cosecha
1280 4th Street NortheastLa Cosecha is a new shared dining space for Latin American cuisine in the Union Market area that we absolutely love! There’s everything from quick service Peruvian Chicken to Michelin star Columbian food - great drinks too!
Andy's Pizza NoMa
51 M Street Northeast
Maydan
1346 Florida Ave NWMichelin Star ⭐️
The Dabney
122 Blagden Alley NWMichelin Star ⭐️
Call Your Mother – Capitol Hill
701 8th St SEGreat breakfast!!
A Baked Joint
430 K St NWGreat breakfast and coffee/tea!
Crazy Aunt Helen's
713 8th Street SoutheastExperiences
Check the website for upcoming shows and events! Don’t worry if you haven’t packed anything too fancy - the theater is much more casual these days than it used to be :)
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Kennedy Center
2700 F St NWCheck the website for upcoming shows and events! Don’t worry if you haven’t packed anything too fancy - the theater is much more casual these days than it used to be :)
Rock Creek Park has great walking/running trails, picnic spaces, and even horseback riding!!
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Rock Creek Park
3545 Williamsburg Ln NWRock Creek Park has great walking/running trails, picnic spaces, and even horseback riding!!
To experience the Mall like a local, we recommend taking a run through the monuments, going for a picnic, and/or taking romantic stroll through the monuments at night (the monuments are lit up and there aren’t any tourists around!)
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National Mall
To experience the Mall like a local, we recommend taking a run through the monuments, going for a picnic, and/or taking romantic stroll through the monuments at night (the monuments are lit up and there aren’t any tourists around!)
Eastern Market is a great local market with both food and local artist stalls! It’s open Saturdays and Sundays!
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Eastern Market
225 7th St SEEastern Market is a great local market with both food and local artist stalls! It’s open Saturdays and Sundays!
Nationals Park
1500 S Capitol St SEBaseball - & Pups in the Park!
Capital One Arena
601 F St NWHockey & Basketball
Audi Field
100 Potomac Ave SWPro Soccer :)
9:30
815 V St NWFamous Concert venue :)
Echostage
2135 Queens Chapel Rd NEFamous Concert Venue :)
Conseils aux voyageurs
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Shared Transportation
Uber & Lyft are very, very easy and highly recommended ways to get around the city here (note: if one seems crazy expensive, check the other app to see if it’s cheaper - they’re based on supply/demand, so prices fluctuate quickly!). Other great - and highly recommended - ways to get around the city include Capitol Bikeshare, Shared Scooters (Lime, etc), and Car2Go. If you don’t know what any of this means or how to use any of these things, just let us know! We’re here to help :)
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Public Transportation
The city’s metro and bus systems are decent ways to get around the city, but have slowed during the pandemic for some much needed repairs. They’re also significantly more empty right now than they are usually, which honestly has made me feel a little unsafe of late. The buses are definitely better than the metro and are more convenient and cleaner. If you do take the metro during busy hours (presuming we’re ever back in the office) “stand on the right, walk on the left” when on the escalators!
Voyage avec enfants
Emergency Veterinary Care
In case of emergency, Friendship Hospital for Animals (“Friendship”) provides 24/7 emergency veterinary care. It’s a 20/25 minute drive from the house. They saved one of our dogs lives when he got into the medicine cabinet in the middle of the night! I want everyone who stays here to know about them :)