Washington, D.C. area guide
What to do around Penn Quarter
Downtown museums (Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art), Chinatown, arena & theatres. A Washington, D.C. area guide with nearby places, food stops, walking routes, and a map you can open when you arrive.
What should I do near Penn Quarter?
Downtown museums (Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian American Art), Chinatown, arena & theatres.
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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
National Archives Building
Home to the Charters of Freedom, this historic landmark preserves the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill…
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Source-backed place · History
Petersen House
The solemn site where President Abraham Lincoln passed away on April 15, 1865, after his assassination at Ford's Theatre across t…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
J. Edgar Hoover Building
The imposing headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, this concrete landmark on Pennsylvania Avenue serves as a cente…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Kogod Courtyard
A stunning, light-filled sanctuary within the National Portrait Gallery, featuring a wavy, floating glass canopy designed by Fost…
Source-backed place · History
National Union Building
A restored 1890 Romanesque Revival landmark in Chinatown/Penn Quarter, this former insurance headquarters now serves as a seven-s…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Shakespeare Theatre Company
A premier regional theatre in Washington, D.C., specializing in the works of William Shakespeare and other classic playwrights ac…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Sidney Harman Hall
A premier venue in Penn Quarter, Sidney Harman Hall serves as a flexible, contemporary home for the Shakespeare Theatre Company,…
Source-backed place · Bars and nightlife
Silver Lyan
An award-winning subterranean cocktail bar located in the historic former vault of Riggs National Bank, featuring inventive drink…
Inventive, high-concept cocktails in a polished hotel bar that still feels under-the-radar.
Source-backed place · Landmarks
U.S. Navy Memorial
The official national tribute to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine, featuring a massive granite world…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
A bold, non-profit powerhouse in Penn Quarter, Woolly Mammoth is a national innovator known for producing edgy, risk-taking new p…
Source-backed place · History
Eight Hundred Block of F St. NW
A historic collection of five commercial buildings in Penn Quarter, featuring 1875 architecture and recognized on the U.S. Nation…
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.…
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