Recommended Tours
Our Top 10 Sites to See
1) Tour of the White House
2) FDR Memorial (off the beaten path, but worth finding)
3) Lincoln Memorial
4) Smithsonian Museums (our favorites are Air and Space and American History)
5) Washington Monument
6) National Gallery of Art
7) National Archives
8) Clarendon (while it does require a trip across the river, the neighborhood we call home has a lot to offer)
9) Capitol Hill
10) International Spy Museum (advance tickets suggested)
Tastes
Our "cannot miss" restaurant is
Lauriol Plaza!
Otherwise, the
Washingtonian
is a great resource.
Shopping
|
Area |
Location |
Batelmandel
Rating |
Good For |
|
Georgetown |
K St
(no metro)
In DC
NW Quadrant |
4 |
See and be seen; An outdoor city strip of shops and restaurants |
|
Dupont Circle
|
Metro Red Line
In DC
NW Quadrant |
3 |
More restuarants than shopping, but fun to walk around |
|
Pentagon City |
Metro Yellow or Blue Line
In VA |
3 |
Metro accessable, easy to get to mall; ~4 floors |
|
Tyson's Corner |
Tyson's Corner, Fairfax VA
In VA |
2 |
Will need a car, Tysons 1 and Tysons 2 Malls |