Guidebook for Washington
Essentials
Trader Joe's
1914 14th St NWorganic foods, produce, fruits.
Yes! Organic Market 14th St.
2123 14th St NWOrganic market!
CVS
645 H St NEFood Scene
Amazing food that has fresh ingredients and tons of options (especially for health nuts).
569 locals recommend
Busboys and Poets
450 K St NWAmazing food that has fresh ingredients and tons of options (especially for health nuts).
Kapnos
2201 14th St NWDelicious Greek food
Amazing italian style food in a quiet and awesome neighborhood, full of great restaurants, dog parks and good people.
96 locals recommend
Maple
3418 11th St NWAmazing italian style food in a quiet and awesome neighborhood, full of great restaurants, dog parks and good people.
For great mexican food. Be sure to check out there rooftop patio in the summers!
192 locals recommend
El Chucho - Cocina Superior
3313 11th St NWFor great mexican food. Be sure to check out there rooftop patio in the summers!
Bindaas Cleveland Park
3309 Connecticut Ave NWexcellent Indian street food
District Distilling Co.
1414 U St NWIt's DC's first distillery!
Haikan
805 V St NWGreat Ramen joint!
This newcomer combines sausages with fireplaces, foosball, and board games. It's a fast-casual restaurant that people want to spend time in.
19 locals recommend
HalfSmoke
651 Florida Ave NWThis newcomer combines sausages with fireplaces, foosball, and board games. It's a fast-casual restaurant that people want to spend time in.
Drinks & Nightlife
Adams Morgan
Tryst, Madams Organ, Habana Village for some salsa dancing.
U Street Music Hall
great music, great dj's and ambiance.
Lost Society
2001 14th St NWTucked away in the north end of the Dupont Circle neighborhood, Board Room offers the closest thing to a family game night with total strangers... and plenty of booze. With over 30 games available for rent, for a flat fee of $2, as well as a full cocktail menu, wine, and 21 draft lines, the options abound.
43 locals recommend
Board Room
1737 Connecticut Ave NWTucked away in the north end of the Dupont Circle neighborhood, Board Room offers the closest thing to a family game night with total strangers... and plenty of booze. With over 30 games available for rent, for a flat fee of $2, as well as a full cocktail menu, wine, and 21 draft lines, the options abound.
Entertainment & Activities
Nationals Park
1500 S Capitol St SECome watch the Washington Nationals play baseball!
Comet Ping Pong’s vibe can be summed up neatly as ping-pong, pizza, and punk shows -- this restaurant has been upending expectations for a decade now. Serving some of the DMV area’s best thin-crust pizzas, this restaurant doubles as a ping-pong parlor, and triples as a concert venue. All ping-pong tables are free, which makes them an excellent way to kill time while you wait for a table or for a show to start. But don’t be fooled by the chill settings
39 locals recommend
Comet Ping Pong
5037 Connecticut Ave NWComet Ping Pong’s vibe can be summed up neatly as ping-pong, pizza, and punk shows -- this restaurant has been upending expectations for a decade now. Serving some of the DMV area’s best thin-crust pizzas, this restaurant doubles as a ping-pong parlor, and triples as a concert venue. All ping-pong tables are free, which makes them an excellent way to kill time while you wait for a table or for a show to start. But don’t be fooled by the chill settings
Approximately 2,000 animals call the 163-acre National Zoo home, from Asian elephants to great apes to sea lions. While here, don't miss your chance to meet the zoo's most popular resident, a baby panda named Bao Bao who was born on Aug. 23, 2013. Also, be sure to look up every now and then as you stroll beneath the Orangutan Transport System (called the O Line): Chances are you'll spot orangutans swinging along cables between eight steel towers. Or, if you're more intrigued by the exotic animals native to South America, head over the to the 15,000-square-foot Amazonia exhibit, home to creatures like titi monkeys and silver-beaked tanagers.
771 locals recommend
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave NWApproximately 2,000 animals call the 163-acre National Zoo home, from Asian elephants to great apes to sea lions. While here, don't miss your chance to meet the zoo's most popular resident, a baby panda named Bao Bao who was born on Aug. 23, 2013. Also, be sure to look up every now and then as you stroll beneath the Orangutan Transport System (called the O Line): Chances are you'll spot orangutans swinging along cables between eight steel towers. Or, if you're more intrigued by the exotic animals native to South America, head over the to the 15,000-square-foot Amazonia exhibit, home to creatures like titi monkeys and silver-beaked tanagers.
Getting Around
Green & yellow metro station
166 locals recommend
U St/African-American Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Station
1240 U St NWGreen & yellow metro station
Sightseeing
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Dupont Circle
One of the most popular neighborhoods in DC.
Logan Circle
National Mall
On the south side of DC where all of the museums are located.
National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SW
Capitol Hill
one of the best botanical gardens i've been to. I proposed to my fiance here!
253 locals recommend
United States Botanic Garden
100 Maryland Ave SWone of the best botanical gardens i've been to. I proposed to my fiance here!
National Museum of the American Indian
4th Street Southwest
Hirshhorn Museum
7th Street Southwest
Lincoln Memorial Circle Northwest
Lincoln Memorial Circle NorthwestIf you've never been to D.C. before, plan to spend some time along the Tidal Basin, a 2-mile-long pond that was once attached to the Potomac River and serves as the backdrop to some of D.C.'s best-loved sites. Every spring, the Tidal Basin bursts with color as cherry blossom trees (gifted to D.C. from Tokyo) bloom into cotton candy-colored tufts, and they attract hordes of visitors. You can follow the path that leads around the basin, but many recent visitors recommend testing the waters in a paddle boat.
123 locals recommend
Tidal Basin
20245 National DrIf you've never been to D.C. before, plan to spend some time along the Tidal Basin, a 2-mile-long pond that was once attached to the Potomac River and serves as the backdrop to some of D.C.'s best-loved sites. Every spring, the Tidal Basin bursts with color as cherry blossom trees (gifted to D.C. from Tokyo) bloom into cotton candy-colored tufts, and they attract hordes of visitors. You can follow the path that leads around the basin, but many recent visitors recommend testing the waters in a paddle boat.
Construction first began on this massive cathedral — the sixth largest in the world — in 1907, but it wasn't actually completed until 1990. Designed in the Gothic style, the Washington National Cathedral sits surrounded by gardens, creating a pleasant atmosphere for visitors. Take a stroll around the National Cathedral and peer at its high vaults and flying buttresses, or step inside to admire its intricate glass-stained windows.
226 locals recommend
Washington National Cathedral
Construction first began on this massive cathedral — the sixth largest in the world — in 1907, but it wasn't actually completed until 1990. Designed in the Gothic style, the Washington National Cathedral sits surrounded by gardens, creating a pleasant atmosphere for visitors. Take a stroll around the National Cathedral and peer at its high vaults and flying buttresses, or step inside to admire its intricate glass-stained windows.
Parks & Nature
Right behind the apartment building and one of the best parks in the city!
445 locals recommend
Meridian Hill Park
W Street NorthwestRight behind the apartment building and one of the best parks in the city!
One of the greenest and beautiful green spaces in the city. Highly recommend for any visitor!
350 locals recommend
United States National Arboretum
3501 New York Ave NEOne of the greenest and beautiful green spaces in the city. Highly recommend for any visitor!