Washington, D.C. guide
Things to do in Washington, D.C.
Things to do in Washington, D.C.: start with 9:30 Club, Eastern Market, and Library of Congress. Use the 204 places below to build a plan around this theme; each place has source-backed details behind its description.
204 places
Places to start with
Source-backed place · Markets
Union Market District
A thriving historic neighborhood and culinary epicenter in Washington, D.C., featuring a massive food hall with over 50 independe…
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Union Stage
A dynamic live music and performance venue located at 740 Water Street SW, dedicated to creative expression for everyone.
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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…
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Blues Alley
Tucked away in Georgetown, Blues Alley is the oldest continuing jazz supper club in the United States, offering an intimate atmos…
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 · History
Embassy Row
A prestigious diplomatic district in Northwest Washington, D.C., featuring a high concentration of embassies, diplomatic missions…
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…
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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 · Landmarks
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
A sprawling 7.5-acre outdoor museum honoring the 32nd US President and Eleanor Roosevelt, featuring four thematic rooms and casca…
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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…
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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…
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Freer Gallery of Art / National Museum of Asian Art
The Smithsonian’s first fine arts museum, the Freer Gallery of Art showcases a premier collection of Asian masterpieces and the w…
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Georgetown University
The oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States, Georgetown University's stunning Hilltop campus blends…
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
A Smithsonian architectural wonder featuring international modern and contemporary art within a striking cylindrical building and…
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Howard Theatre
A historic landmark in the Shaw neighborhood, the Howard Theatre was the first African American-owned theatre in the United State…
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International Spy Museum
The only public museum in the United States dedicated solely to espionage, featuring the world's largest collection of spy artifa…
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Jefferson Memorial
A neoclassical marble tribute to the third U.S. President, situated on the Tidal Basin and framed by iconic Japanese flowering ch…
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The national cultural center of the United States and the only official memorial to President John F. Kennedy in Washington, DC,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Museum of the Bible
A massive, high-tech exploration of the Bible's history and impact, featuring over 1,000 artifacts and immersive VR experiences i…
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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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