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
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 · History
Walsh-McLean House (Embassy of Indonesia)
A lavish Gilded Age mansion designed by Henry Anderson, this eclectic architectural gem served as the home of the Hope Diamond's…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Wardman Tower
A historic 1928 residential-hotel annex, now luxury condos, known for housing US Presidents and global celebrities in the Woodley…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Washington Improv Theater
Washington, D.C.'s premier destination for long-form improvisational comedy, offering unpredictable live performances, creative c…
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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
15 Logan Circle
The Old Korean Legation Museum is a Victorian landmark at 15 Logan Circle, serving as a diplomatic bridge between the Joseon king…
Source-backed place · History
Apollo Theater site / Ourisman Chevrolet Service Center
A historic site in Washington, D.C., marking the former location of an Apollo Theater, now occupied by the Ourisman Chevrolet Ser…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Calvert Street Bridge / Duke Ellington Bridge Approach
A historic concrete arch bridge spanning Rock Creek, renamed in 1974 to honor the legendary jazz musician Duke Ellington.
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Church Street Theater
An intimate, award-winning theater company in Washington, D.C., known for powerful productions of classic and modern plays and mu…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Commodore John Paul Jones Memorial
A stately tribute to the American Revolution's most recognized naval hero, featuring a towering bronze statue and marble pylon si…
Source-backed place · History
Cox's Row
A distinguished row of five Federal-style townhouses in west Georgetown, built by Colonel John Cox for himself and his sons in 18…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Discovery Theater
A Smithsonian-run performing arts venue in the S. Dillon Ripley Center, offering interactive, educational live shows for children…
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…
Source-backed place · History
General John A. Logan House
The 1878 residence of Senator John A. Logan, a Civil War general and champion of equal rights for Black Americans, located at the…
Source-backed place · History
Holt House
Tucked away within the National Zoo, Holt House is a derelict Neoclassical mansion and the oldest building owned by the Smithsoni…
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Home for the Aged Men and Women site
The site of a 19th-century charitable refuge managed by the Little Sisters of the Poor, which later evolved into the National Chi…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
John Ericsson Memorial
A bronze and granite tribute to Swedish-born inventor John Ericsson, honoring his revolutionary creation of the screw propeller a…
Source-backed place · History
Josephine Butler Parks Center
A stunning 40-room Renaissance Revival mansion overlooking Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park, once home to the Hungarian and Brazilian…
Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Keegan Theatre
An award-winning professional theater company in Dupont Circle, the Keegan Theatre offers intimate performances of classic plays,…
Source-backed place · History
Knickerbocker Theatre Site
The site of the 1922 Knickerbocker Theatre collapse, where a massive blizzard caused the city's deadliest building disaster, kill…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Kutz Memorial Bridge
A historic multi-span plate girder bridge designed by Paul Philippe Cret, crossing the northern point of the Tidal Basin and carr…
Source-backed place · History
Lanier Firehouse
A historic 1908 Mission-style firehouse in Lanier Heights, repurposed as a community arts center and home to the DC Firefighters…
Source-backed place · Landmarks
Latrobe Gate
A Greek Revival masterpiece and the oldest continuously manned Marine sentry post in the nation, this historic gate survived the…
Source-backed place · History
Mary Ann Shadd Cary House
The former home of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, a pioneering Black newspaperwoman and lawyer, stands as a brick rowhouse in the historic…
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