Washington, D.C. area guide
What to do around Downtown Austin
Downtown Austin guide for travelers deciding what to do next near Congress Avenue, the Capitol, hotels, live music, and walkable first stops.
What should I do near Downtown Austin?
Start with the places below, then open the nearby map to adjust by your exact location, time, weather, and walking pace.
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Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
A Tony Award-winning national center dedicated to American voices, this pioneering theater was the first racially integrated venu…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Capitol Visitor Center
The primary gateway to the U.S. Capitol, this massive underground complex provides a welcoming, educational introduction to the l…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
A sprawling 184.5-mile linear park tracing the Potomac River, preserving a 19th-century transportation artery that once linked Ma…
Source-backed place · Markets
Eastern Market
Washington, DC's oldest continually operating public fresh food market, located in a historic 19th-century brick building in the…
Weekend stalls, antiques, and local makers make this DC’s most browsed market, not a tourist trap.
Source-backed place · Museums
Folger Shakespeare Library
An independent research library on Capitol Hill, housing the world's largest collection of William Shakespeare's printed works an…
Source-backed place · Museums
Ford's Theatre Museum
The historic site of President Abraham Lincoln's 1865 assassination, combining a working theater, a museum of Lincolniana, and th…
Source-backed place · Museums
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Explore the final home of Frederick Douglass, a former slave who rose to become a world-renowned abolitionist, statesman, and cha…
Source-backed place · Public art
Freedom Statue
The crowning feature of the U.S. Capitol dome, this 19-foot-6-inch bronze figure represents freedom, perched 288 feet above the E…
Source-backed place · History
Georgetown University
The oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, Georgetown University's stunning Hilltop campus blends…
Source-backed place · Museums
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
A Smithsonian architectural wonder featuring international modern and contemporary art within a striking cylindrical building and…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Korean War Veterans Memorial
A poignant national memorial honoring U.S. and South Korean service members who fought against North Korea's 1950 invasion of Sou…
Source-backed place · Museums
Library of Congress
The world's largest library and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States, serving as the research arm for Con…
The grand reading rooms and youth-focused exhibits make this a surprisingly good family stop.
Source-backed place · Museums
Library of Congress
Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States, housing the world's lar…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Lincoln Memorial
A neoclassical temple honoring the 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln, anchoring the western end of the National Mall with its…
Sit before the massive seated statue of Lincoln and read his eloquent speeches inscribed on the walls.
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
A powerful tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., featuring a massive granite statue and symbolic architecture that honors the st…
Source-backed place · Museums
National Building Museum
Housed in the historic 19th-century Pension Building, this museum celebrates architecture, engineering, and urban planning within…
Source-backed place · Religious sites
National Cathedral
A Neo-Gothic masterpiece and the world's sixth-largest Gothic cathedral, this Indiana limestone landmark serves as a site for pre…
Source-backed place · Museums
National Gallery of Art
A preeminent world museum on the National Mall, featuring an expansive collection of Western art from the Middle Ages to the pres…
See the only Da Vinci painting in the Americas and masterpieces from the Renaissance to modern art.
Free Gyde walk · Dupont Circle & Embassy Row
Dupont Circle & Embassy Row
A 1.6-kilometer stroll through the heart of Dupont Circle and out along Massachusetts Avenue, Washington's storied Embassy Row. Eight stops…
Free Gyde walk · Historic Georgetown
Historic Georgetown
A roughly two-and-a-half-kilometer walk through Washington’s oldest neighborhood, with six stops spanning a historic hilltop campus, univer…
Free Gyde walk · National Mall & Memorials
National Mall & Memorials
A roughly four-kilometer walk along the western National Mall and Tidal Basin, linking eight of Washington's great memorials and monuments.…