Guidebook for Washington

Melissa
Guidebook for Washington

Entertainment & Activities

Great water park for people of all ages. Fun for little kids to adults. Lots of green picnic space and views of the water and yachts.
145 locals recommend
The Yards Park
355 Water St SE
145 locals recommend
Great water park for people of all ages. Fun for little kids to adults. Lots of green picnic space and views of the water and yachts.
Bikram and other style yoga classes
Yoga Factory DC
715 Wharf St SW
Bikram and other style yoga classes
Go Nats! Baseball venue and other events.
455 locals recommend
Nationals Park
1500 S Capitol St SE
455 locals recommend
Go Nats! Baseball venue and other events.
Go Caps! Hockey and music venue
305 locals recommend
Capital One Arena
601 F St NW
305 locals recommend
Go Caps! Hockey and music venue
Intimate cinema setting with food and adult beverages available for purchase.
110 locals recommend
Landmark's E Street Cinema
555 11th St NW
110 locals recommend
Intimate cinema setting with food and adult beverages available for purchase.
Paddle boat rentals
33 locals recommend
Tidal Basin Paddle Boats
1501 Maine Ave SW
33 locals recommend
Paddle boat rentals
Golf including driving range, tennis, mini golf.
68 locals recommend
Hains Point
68 locals recommend
Golf including driving range, tennis, mini golf.
Outdoor ice skating rink nestled in the center of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture
55 locals recommend
National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden
7th Street Northwest
55 locals recommend
Outdoor ice skating rink nestled in the center of the National Gallery of Art Sculpture

Food Scene

Delicious Spanish food. Attractive staff. Pricey but worth it.
25 locals recommend
Del Mar de Fabio Trabocchi
791 Wharf St SW
25 locals recommend
Delicious Spanish food. Attractive staff. Pricey but worth it.
Favorite restaurant in the SW/SE area. Food is consistently impressive. The Branzino and the smashed potatoes are my go-to orders. Try the orange wine.
55 locals recommend
Osteria Morini
301 Water St SE
55 locals recommend
Favorite restaurant in the SW/SE area. Food is consistently impressive. The Branzino and the smashed potatoes are my go-to orders. Try the orange wine.
24 locals recommend
Hank's Oyster Bar
701 Wharf Street Southwest
24 locals recommend
English pub food. Oddly, they don't serve tea.
7 locals recommend
The Brighton
949 Wharf St SW
7 locals recommend
English pub food. Oddly, they don't serve tea.
Ben & Jerry’s
3135 M St NW
72 locals recommend
Dolcezza Gelato & Coffee
1418 14th St NW
72 locals recommend
86 locals recommend
Shake Shack
1216 18th St NW
86 locals recommend
86 locals recommend
Shake Shack
1216 18th St NW
86 locals recommend
Fast yet healthy food.
104 locals recommend
Cava Mezze
527 8th St SE
104 locals recommend
Fast yet healthy food.
20 locals recommend
Subway Restaurants
12935 Wisteria Dr
20 locals recommend
25 locals recommend
Masala Art
1101 4th St SW
25 locals recommend
55 locals recommend
Station 4
1101 4th St SW
55 locals recommend
39 locals recommend
Sonoma Restaurant and Wine Bar
223 Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast
39 locals recommend
8 locals recommend
minibar by José Andrés
855 E St NW
8 locals recommend
15 locals recommend
Whaley's
15 locals recommend
Delightful ice cream shop with interesting flavor combinations!
52 locals recommend
Ice Cream Jubilee
301 Water St SE
52 locals recommend
Delightful ice cream shop with interesting flavor combinations!
Local burger/shake shop.
13 locals recommend
All About Burger
3325 Wilson Blvd
13 locals recommend
Local burger/shake shop.
303 locals recommend
Rose's Luxury
717 8th St SE
303 locals recommend
134 locals recommend
Ambar Capitol Hill
523 8th St SE
134 locals recommend
226 locals recommend
matchbox
521 8th St SE
226 locals recommend
11 locals recommend
Kirwan’s on the Wharf
749 Wharf St SW
11 locals recommend
Requin
100 District Square SW
16 locals recommend
Kith/Kin
801 Wharf St SW
16 locals recommend
26 locals recommend
The Salt Line
79 Potomac Ave SE
26 locals recommend
Good local coffee shop. Not a chain!
60 locals recommend
Philz Coffee
1827 Adams Mill Rd NW
60 locals recommend
Good local coffee shop. Not a chain!
8 locals recommend
Centrolina
974 Palmer Alley NW
8 locals recommend
Pizza shop.
Pie Five Pizza Co.
429 L'Enfant Plaza SW
Pizza shop.
Wickedly good caipirinhas.
27 locals recommend
Cuba Libre Restaurant & Rum Bar - Washington, D.C.
801 9th St NW
27 locals recommend
Wickedly good caipirinhas.
Excellent food at reasonable prices.
106 locals recommend
Belga Café
514 8th St SE
106 locals recommend
Excellent food at reasonable prices.
Great vegetarian options!
121 locals recommend
Zaytinya
701 9th St NW
121 locals recommend
Great vegetarian options!
Spanish tapas.
82 locals recommend
Jaleo
480 7th St NW
82 locals recommend
Spanish tapas.
27 locals recommend
La Tasca
607 King St
27 locals recommend
Yummy Spanish tapas.
34 locals recommend
Boqueria
1837 M St NW
34 locals recommend
Yummy Spanish tapas.
82 locals recommend
Fiola Mare
3100 K St NW
82 locals recommend
23 locals recommend
Graffiato
707 6th Street Northwest
23 locals recommend
Romantic setting. Great food.
32 locals recommend
Iron Gate Restaurant
1734 N St NW
32 locals recommend
Romantic setting. Great food.
Good food and drinks.
85 locals recommend
Ghibellina
2000 Fenwick Street Northeast
85 locals recommend
Good food and drinks.
Great food; fun crowd.
80 locals recommend
Lupo Verde
1401 T St NW
80 locals recommend
Great food; fun crowd.

Essentials

Well stocked local Safeway.
855 locals recommend
Safeway
3830 Georgia Ave NW
855 locals recommend
Well stocked local Safeway.
7 locals recommend
Senate Dry Cleaners & Shoe Repair
300 M St SW
7 locals recommend
Local drugstore
448 locals recommend
CVS
1418 P St NW
448 locals recommend
Local drugstore

Drinks & Nightlife

New music venue. Diverse line-up.
75 locals recommend
The Anthem
901 Wharf St SW
75 locals recommend
New music venue. Diverse line-up.
16 locals recommend
barmini by José Andrés
501 9th St NW
16 locals recommend

Getting Around

Reliable subway system that spans the DMV (DC area including parts of MD and VA)
47 locals recommend
Waterfront Station
399 M St SE
47 locals recommend
Reliable subway system that spans the DMV (DC area including parts of MD and VA)
L'Enfant Plaza Southwest
L'Enfant Plaza Southwest
28 locals recommend
Smithsonian Station
28 locals recommend
629 locals recommend
Union Station
629 locals recommend
63 locals recommend
Metro Center Station
607 13th St NW
63 locals recommend
9 locals recommend
Archives- Navy Memorial -Penn Quarter station
9 locals recommend
63 locals recommend
Gallery Pl-Chinatown Station
630 H St NW
63 locals recommend
BWI International Airport
113 locals recommend
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
7050 Friendship Road
113 locals recommend
BWI International Airport
Reagan Washington National Airport
216 locals recommend
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
2401 Smith Blvd
216 locals recommend
Reagan Washington National Airport
Dulles International Airport
134 locals recommend
Dulles International Airport
1 Saarinen Cir
134 locals recommend
Dulles International Airport

Everything Else

You can find live music venues, mid to up-scale restaurants, a book store, a drug store, clothing retailers, furniture retailers, and more.
158 locals recommend
Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf
1100 Maine Ave SW
158 locals recommend
You can find live music venues, mid to up-scale restaurants, a book store, a drug store, clothing retailers, furniture retailers, and more.
Caudalie Boutique SPA
953 Palmer Alley NW
US International Trade Commission (ITC) Popular jurisdiction for patent infringement litigation as well as AD/CVD investigations.
U.S. International Trade Commission
500 E St SW
US International Trade Commission (ITC) Popular jurisdiction for patent infringement litigation as well as AD/CVD investigations.
Washington Marina Company
1300 Maine Ave SW
11 locals recommend
InterContinental The Willard Washington D.C.
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
11 locals recommend
Famous 5 sided building.
22 locals recommend
Pentagon station
22 locals recommend
Famous 5 sided building.

Arts & Culture

This is the green space surrounded by the national museums and a local favorite for joggers. The Air & Space and Natural History Museums are two of my favorites museums. Entry is free.
1111 locals recommend
National Mall
1111 locals recommend
This is the green space surrounded by the national museums and a local favorite for joggers. The Air & Space and Natural History Museums are two of my favorites museums. Entry is free.
670 locals recommend
United States Capitol
First Street Southeast
670 locals recommend
809 locals recommend
National Air and Space Museum
600 Independence Ave SW
809 locals recommend
647 locals recommend
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
647 locals recommend
179 locals recommend
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th Street Northwest
179 locals recommend
365 locals recommend
National Portrait Gallery
365 locals recommend
325 locals recommend
National Museum of American History
1300 Constitution Ave. NW
325 locals recommend
385 locals recommend
National Gallery of Art
Constitution Avenue Northwest
385 locals recommend
231 locals recommend
International Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW
231 locals recommend
231 locals recommend
International Spy Museum
700 L'Enfant Plaza SW
231 locals recommend
1097 locals recommend
The White House South Lawn
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
1097 locals recommend
62 locals recommend
Lincoln Theatre
1215 U St NW
62 locals recommend
22 locals recommend
National Museum of Women in the Arts
1250 New York Ave NW
22 locals recommend
32 locals recommend
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
1050 Independence Ave SW
32 locals recommend
230 locals recommend
Hirshhorn Museum
7th Street Southwest
230 locals recommend
Outdoor sculpture garden
Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
Outdoor sculpture garden
451 locals recommend
National Museum of African American History and Culture
1400 Constitution Ave. NW
451 locals recommend
24 locals recommend
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
301 14th St SW
24 locals recommend
Convenient library with work areas and printer and scanner.
Southwest Neighborhood Library
900 Wesley Pl SW
Convenient library with work areas and printer and scanner.
192 locals recommend
Manhattan
192 locals recommend