Music city
Washington, D.C. live music and nightlife
Washington, D.C. live music and nightlife: start with 9:30 Club, Lincoln Memorial, and Municipal Fish Market at The Wharf. Use the 131 places below to build a plan around this theme; each place has source-backed details behind its description.
131 places
Places to start with
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 · Theaters and music
Lincoln Theatre
A historic landmark on Washington's Black Broadway, this 1922 theater served as a cultural sanctuary for the African American com…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Lisner Auditorium
A historic Art Deco performance venue on George Washington University's campus, home to the Washington Concert Opera and a landma…
Source-backed place · History
Logan Circle Historic District
A stunning eight-block historic district in Northwest D.C. featuring 135 late-19th-century residences and a central 1.8-acre roun…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Marine Barracks Washington
Established in 1801, this National Historic Landmark is the oldest post in the Marine Corps and serves as the official residence…
Source-backed place · History
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
A Victorian townhouse serving as a memorial to Mary McLeod Bethune and the first headquarters of the National Council of Negro Wo…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Mount Vernon Square
A historic city square in Northwest Washington, D.C., featuring the white marble Beaux-Arts Carnegie Library and a rich legacy of…
Source-backed place · History
Mount Zion / Female Union Band Society Cemeteries
A profound historic memorial park containing two of the oldest African American cemeteries in Washington, D.C., including a site…
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 · History
Oak Hill Cemetery
A serene 22-acre rural cemetery in Georgetown, featuring the Gothic Revival Renwick Chapel and the resting places of influential…
Source-backed place · History
Old Stone House
The oldest structure on its original foundation in Washington, D.C., this 1765 pre-Revolutionary home in Georgetown provides a ra…
Source-backed place · History
Pierce Mill
A historic 1829 water-powered mill in Rock Creek Park, offering seasonal demonstrations of corn, wheat, and rye grinding grains u…
Source-backed place · History
Prince Hall Masonic Temple
A stunning Indiana limestone landmark on U Street, this 1929 temple serves as a monument to African American advocacy and the his…
Source-backed place · History
Riggs National Bank (historic building)
A stunning example of Richardsonian Romanesque Revival architecture, this 1891 landmark once served as the 'Bank of Presidents' a…
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,…
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Studio Theatre
A premier destination for contemporary theater in DC, this nonprofit production company occupies a unique converted car showroom…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
The Exorcist Steps
An iconic set of 75 stone stairs in Georgetown, made world-famous by the climactic final scene of the 1973 horror masterpiece, Th…
Source-backed place · History
The Line Hotel (former First Church of Christ, Scientist)
A stunning Neoclassical Revival church from 1912 converted into a design-centric boutique hotel and community hub in the heart of…
Source-backed place · History
The Octagon House
A masterpiece of late Federalist architecture, this historic townhouse served as the temporary White House for President James Ma…
Source-backed place · History
True Reformer Building
A historic five-story landmark at 1200 U Street NW, designed and financed by the Black community as a symbol of independence and…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
U.S. Department of the Interior Main Building
The headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Interior, this New Deal-era landmark is a massive Stripped Classical building hous…
Source-backed place · History
U.S. Naval Observatory
The U.S. Naval Observatory is a premier scientific and military facility in Washington, D.C., serving as the official source of t…