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Aaccommodations 202-16,

see also Sleeping subindexbookings 203, 212

activities 196-200, see also Sports & Activities subindex & individual activities

Adams, Henry 30, 203Adams Morgan Festival 16Adams-Morgan 102-4, 103

accommodations 212-14food 161-3internet resources 102nightlife 179-82orientation 102shopping 137-9

Advise & Consent 36African American Civil War

107-8, 111air travel 235-6Alexandria 124-6, 125, see

also Northern Virginiaaccommodations 215food 169-70internet resources 121nightlife 186

All the President’s Men 35ambulance 242Anderson, Marian 26-7, 55Andres, Jose 156, 158animals 39-40, 68Annapolis 229-32antiques, see Shopping

subindex

Appalachian Trail 226, 227aquariums 227architecture 37-9, 67, see

also Sights subindexarea codes, see inside front

coverArlington 121-4, 122, see

also Northern Virginiaaccommodations 215food 168-9internet resources 121nightlife 185-6

Arlington National Cemetery 121

Armstrong, Louis 34, 111art galleries 29-30, 188-90

see also Arts & Sights subindexes

Arthur M Sackler Gallery 38-9

arts 29-37, 188-94, see also Shopping subindex & individual arts

Assateague Island 233Atlas District 176ATMs 244

BB&Bs 202, 212, see

also Sleeping subindexbabysitting 241Bacon, Henry 55ballet 192Baltimore 227-9Baltimore-Washington

International Airport 236Banneker, Benjamin 21, 85Barbecue Battle 14-15Barry, Marion 28, 45bars, see Nightlife subindexbaseball 200, 228basketball 200Battles of Manassas 223beaches 218, 232-3beaux arts 38, 81, 101Ben’s Chili Bowl 6, 17, 111,

146, 163, 6Bernstein, Carl 31, 35,

40, 45Bethune, Mary McLeod

82, 93bicycle travel, see cycling

Bill of Rights 62, 81, 89-90birds 39-40, 231bird-watching 123, 231, 233Black History Month 12Blackwater National

Wildlife Refuge 231boat travel, see Sports &

Activities subindexbocce 198Bonus Army 44books 20, 30-2, see also

Shopping subindexBooth, John Wilkes 23, 91Brown, Dan 32Brown, John 23, 226Buben, Jeff 155, 160-1buildings, see Sights

subindexBunshaft, Gordon 38bus travel 237Bush, George W 28-9, 43business hours 241, see also

inside front coverbars 172restaurants 144-5shops 128

CC&O Canal & Towpath

73, 197C&O Canal National

Historical Park 220cafes, see Eating & Nightlife

subindexescanoeing 198-9Cape Henlopen State

Park 233Capital Crescent Trail 197Capital Jazz Fest 14Capital Pride 14Capitol 77, 80, 85, 3Capitol Hill & Southeast DC

76-86, 78-9, 86accommodations 207-8food 152-5internet resources 77nightlife 175-7orientation 76-7shopping 133-4walking tour 85-6

car travel 237-8Cardina, Douglas 38

Carroll, Kenny 50, 194Carter, Jimmy 28Cashion, Ann 163cathedrals, see Sights

subindexcaving, see Sports &

Activities subindexcemeteries, see Sights

subindexchemists 243-4Cherry Blossom 10-Mile

Run 13Cherry Blossom Festival 13Chesapeake Bay 229-32, 8children, travel with 7, 116,

241, see also Shopping & Sleeping subindexes

Chinatown 86, 87, 92-3Chincoteague 232Chincoteague National

Wildlife Refuge 233Chinese New Year 12churches, see Sights subindexcinema 35-7, 193-4, see

also Arts subindexfilm festivals 13, 14,

15, 16civil rights 26-7, 55, 83, 91,

105, 107-8Civil War 22-4, 107, 110,

111, 117, 124, 222-3, 226-7

Clancy, Tom 32classical music 191-4, see

also Arts subindexclimate 12, 241climate change 236Clooney, George 35clothes, see Shopping

subindexclubs, see Nightlife subindexCold War 25-6Columbia Heights &

Northeast 105-12, 106-7, 112accommodations 214food 163-6internet resouces 108nightlife 182-5orientation 105-6shopping 139-40walking tour 111-12

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Arts subindexcomics 131Commander in Chief 37community centers 109, see

also Sights subindexCongress 43-4, 77Constitution, the 20, 89-90Corcoran Gallery of Art 30,

38, 66cosmetics, see Shopping

subindexcosts 16-17

accommodations 202-3food 145taxes 128, 246

crime 246cruises, see Sports &

Activities subindexcustoms regulations 241Cutler, Jessica 32cycling 197-8, 227, 236, see

also Sports & Activities subindex

Ddance 191-4, see also Arts

subindexDance Africa DC Festival 14dating 186day spas 197Day the Earth Stood Still,

The 35DC Blues Festival 16DC Caribbean Carnival 15DC Circulator 237DC Fashion Week 13,

15-16, 138DC Restaurant Week 15DC United 200DCShorts 16Declaration of

Independence 19, 57, 62, 89-90

Delaware Seashore State Park 233

democracy 46-7development 40, 82Dewey Beach 233-4disabilities, travelers

with 247Dischord Records 33District, The 37dives, see Nightlife subindexDomingo, Placido 33Douglass, Frederick 23, 30,

83, 98

Downtown & Penn Quarter 87-93, 88accommodations 208-10food 155-8internet resources 89nightlife 177orientation 87-9shopping 134-5

Dr Strangelove 35drinks, see Nightlife

subindexdriving, see car traveldrugstores 243-4Drury, Allen 31, 36Ducasse, Alain 149Dupont Circle & Kalorama

94-101, 96, 100accommodations 210-12food 158-61internet resources 95nightlife 177-9orientation 94-5shopping 135-7walking tour 99-101

EEaster Egg Roll 13Eastern Market 81, 85,

133-4, 152Eastern Shore 232-4Easton 230Einstein, Albert 68electricity 241Ellington, Duke 33, 34, 105,

111, 183-4embassies 241-2

architecture 39emergencies 242Enemy of the State 35environment 39-40Environmental Film Fest 13Eschenbach, Christoph 192events 12-16exchange rates, see inside

front cover Exorcist, The 36, 75

FFahrenheit 9/11 36Fargione, Enzo 148farmers markets, see Eating

subindexfashion 41, 138, see also

Shopping subindexDC Fashion Week 13,

15-16, 138festivals 12-16

Few Good Men, A 36Fiesta DC 15film 35-7, 193-4

festivals 13, 14, 15, 16Filmfest DC 14fire services 242fitness centers 196-7Five Guys 169Flack, Roberta 33Foggy Bottom, see White

House Area & Foggy Bottom

Fojol Brothers 159folk art 189food 144-70, see also

Eating & Shopping subindexesfestivals 12-13, 14-15food banks 153mobile food vendor 159

football 199-200Ford’s Theatre 91, 190Foster, Vince 45freak shows 176Freemasons 98Freer, Charles Lang 60Freer Gallery of Art 60, 130

Ggalleries 29-30, 188-90,

see also Arts & Sights subindexes

gardens, see Sights subindex

Gay Black Pride 14gay travelers 14, 242, see

also Nightlife subindexRehoboth 233

Gehry, Frank 38geography 39Georgetown 71-5, 72

accommodations 206food 149internet resources 73nightlife 173-4orientation 71, 73shopping 129-33Taste of Georgetown 16transportation 74

Georgetown Hoyas 200Golden, Marita 31, 194golf 199Good Night, & Good Luck 35Gore, Al 28Gore, Kristin 32government 42-8Grant, Ulysses S 23, 80

Great Black Way 26Great Depression 24-5Great Falls National Park

218-20gyms 196-7

HHaley, Alex 230half-smokes 146handicrafts, see Shopping

subindexHarlem Renaissance 26,

31, 66Harpers Ferry 226-7health spas 197Henry, Judith 222High Heel Drag Race 16hiking 198, 225-6, see

also Sports & Activities subindex

Hill, The 36Hirshhorn Museum &

Sculpture Garden 38, 59historic homes, see Sights

subindexhistory 19-29

books 20civil rights 26-7, 55, 83,

91, 105, 107-8Civil War 22-4, 107, 110,

111, 117, 124, 222-3, 226-7

Cold War 25-6early history 19-22Korean War 121Vietnam War 27, 56, 121War of 1812 21-2, 59,

66, 77, 85, 228WWI 25, 62, 121WWII 25, 57-8, 85-6, 121

hockey 200holidays 242-3homewares, see Shopping

subindexhorse riding 199, 226hostels, see Sleeping

subindexhotels 202, see also

Sleeping subindexHouse of

Representatives 43, 77Hubbard, L Ron 99

Iice skating 62Independence Day 15internet access 243

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internet resources 17-18interns 42itineraries 11, 52, 218

JJackson, Andrew 21Jackson, Stonewall 223Japanese Street Festival 13jazz, see also Nightlife

subindexfestivals 14, 15

Jefferson, Thomas 21, 57Jenrette, John 45jewelry, see Shopping

subindexJewish Washington

B’nai B’rith Klutznick Museum 99

National Christmas Tree & Menorah Lighting 16

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 84

Washington Jewish Film Festival 16

Johnson, Andrew 24Johnson, Georgia

Douglas 30Johnson, Lyndon 27Jones, Edward 31Judiciary Square 92, see

also Downtown & Penn Quarter

Just, Ward 32Justice the Guardian of

Liberty 81

KKafka-Gibbons, Paul 31Kahn, Michael 191Kalorama, see Dupont Circle

& Kaloramakayaking 198-9, 227Kennedy Center Open

House Arts Festival 15Kennedy, Jacqueline 66,

69, 121Kennedy, John 31Kennedy, John F 26, 27,

98, 121Kennedy, Robert 121kickball 198Kilroy 57King, Martin Luther 44,

55, 91

King, Martin Luther Jr 12, 27, 44, 55, 91

Korean War 121Kosciusko, Tadeusz 67

LLafayette, Marquis de

67, 68language 41, 47Latino Washington

Fiesta DC 15Lawyers Have Heart 10km

Race 14lectures 193Lee, Robert E 23, 69, 124,

126, 223Leesburg 223-5legal matters 243L’Enfant, Pierre Charles 21,

37, 38, 77, 121lesbian travelers 14, 242,

see also Nightlife subindexRehoboth 233

Lewinsky, Monica 45, 70Library of Congress 80, 85Lin, Maya 56Lincoln, Abraham 22-4, 30,

55, 91, 110, 190Lincoln Memorial 55, 4lingerie 134literature 30-2live dives, see Nightlife

subindexlive music, see Nightlife

subindexlobbyists 42, 46Locke, Alain 31Lowell, Robert 31

Mmagazines 244malls, see Shopping

subindexManassas 222-3Manassas National

Battlefield Park 222-3, 8maps 129, 243Marine Corps 84Marine Corps Marathon 16markets, see Eating &

Shopping subindexesMartin Luther King Jr’s

Birthday 12Maryland 218-34, 219Mason, George 62, 221Masons 98massage 197

McCarthy, Joseph 25-6McDowell, Irvin 223McMillan, James 24, 38, 81measures 243, see also

inside front covermedia 35-7, 40-1, 45-6,

244, 246Newseum 61, 7

medical services 243-4memorials 56, 121, see also

Sights subindexMendelsohn, Spike 153metric conversions, see

inside front coverMetro travel 238Middleburg 223-5Mills, Robert 37Mills, Wilbur 45money 16-17, 244, see

also inside front coverBureau of Engraving &

Printing 84monuments 56, see also

Sights subindexMoore, Michael 36Moten, Robert 55motorcycle travel 237-8Mount Vernon 220-2Mt Pleasant 108, see

also Columbia Heights & Northeast

museums 29-30, 95, see also Shopping & Sights subindexes

music 32-3, see also Arts, Nightlife, Shopping subindexes, classical musicfestivals 14, 15, 16

NNational Archives 89-90, 4National Cherry Blossom

Festival 13National Christmas Tree &

Menorah Lighting 16National Mall 24, 38, 44,

53-62, 54food 145-6orientation 53shopping 130

national parks, see Sights subindex

National Public Radio 40, 93

Native Americans 19, 60-1, 117, 128, 146

neighborhoods 50, 51, see also individual neighborhoods

New Negro movement 31newspapers 40-1, 244nightlife 172-86, see also

Nightlife subindexNixon, Richard 27, 45North Shores 233Northeast DC, see Columbia

Heights & NortheastNorthern Virginia 120-6,

225, 122, 125, 219accommodations 215food 168-70internet resources 121nightlife 185-6orientation 120shopping 141-2vineyards 225

Northwest DC, see Upper Northwest DC

notable areas, see Sights subindex

OObama, Barack 29, 44,

48, 68Obama, Michelle 138, 163Ocean City 232-3Olmstead Island 220opera 191-4, see also Arts

subindexOrioles 228Our City Film Fest 13Oxford 231

Pparking 238parks 39-40, see also Sights

subindexPassport DC 14passports, see visasPaul, Alice 82Pei, IM 38, 58, 145Pelecanos, George 32Pelican Brief, The 35Penn Quarter, see

Downtown & Penn Quarter

Pentagon 28, 121performing arts 33-4Peter Pan Trailways 237pets 68pharmacies 243-4photography 245Piscataway tribe 19

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also itinerariesplants 40Poe, Edgar Allan 228police 242political system 42-5politics 42-8

protests 44Poodle beach 233pool halls, see Nightlife

subindexPope, John Russell 37, 38,

57, 104population 3, 40, 124postal services 245Pouillon, Nora 160public holidays 243public transportation

237, 238pubs, see Nightlife subindex

Rrace relations 2-3, 26-7, 50radio 40, 246

National Public Radio 40, 93

rafting 227readings 193Reagan, Ronald 26, 28Redskins 199-200Reel Affirmations 16Rehoboth 233religion 81Renwick, James 37, 38restaurants, see food,

Eating subindexRevolutionary War 19-20Richard, Michel 152rock climbing 199Rock Creek Park 117Rolling Thunder Ride For

Freedom 14Ronald Reagan Washington

National Airport 120, 235, 236

Roosevelt, Eleanor 26-7, 66

Roosevelt, Franklin 25, 57Roosevelt, Theodore 24, 68running 198

events 13, 14Ruth, Babe 228

SSackler, Arthur M 60safety 246sailing 230

scandal 45Screen on the Green 15Senate 43, 77September 11 28, 36, 121Shakespeare’s Birthday

13-14Shaw, see U Street & ShawShenandoah National Park

225-6, 8Shepherd, Alexander 24Sheridan, Philip 100shoes, see Shopping

subindexshopping 128-42, see

also Shopping subindexSlam 36slavery 22, 82, 124sleeping, see Sleeping

subindexSmith, LaShaun N 83Smithson, James 61Smithsonian American Art

Museum 90Smithsonian Craft Show 13Smithsonian Folklife

Festival 14Smithsonian Institution

29, 61Smithsonian Kite

Festival 13soccer 200Southeast DC, see

Capitol Hill & Southeast DCSouthwest DC 84-5,

see also Capitol Hill & Southeast DCaccommodations 208food 155

souvenirs, see Shopping subindex

spas 197sports 196-200, see

also Sports & Activities subindex & individual sports

sports bars, see Nightlife subindex

squares, see Sights subindexSt Elmo’s Fire 36St Michaels 230-2St Patrick’s Day 13structures, see Sights

subindexSuperShuttle 236Supreme Court 43, 80-1,

85swimming 196

TTaste of Georgetown 16taxes 128, 246taxis 238tea, see Shopping subindextelephone services 246television 35-7, 40-1, 246tennis 199theater 34, 190-1, see also

Arts subindextime 246tipping 145, see also inside

front coverToomer, Jean 30Torpedo Factory Art Center

124tourist information 246-7tours 244-5, see also

walking tourstoys, see Shopping subindextrain travel 238, 239

Union Station 38, 81, 86, 133, 154

traveler’s checks 244trekking 225-6TV 35-7, 40-1, 246

UU Street & Shaw 107-8,

112, see also Columbia Heights & Northeastfood 163-5nightlife 183-5walking tour 111-12,

112Underground Railroad 22,

23, 75, 227Union Station 38, 81, 86,

133, 154universities, see Sights

subindexUpper Northwest DC

113-19, 114accommodations 214food 166-8internet resources 115nightlife 185orientation 113-15shopping 140-1

urban planning 40, 82

Vvacations 242-3vegetarians, see Eating

subindexVerizon Center 92-3Vidal, Gore 31

Vietnam Veterans Memorial 56, 4

Vietnam War 27, 56, 121vineyards 225, see also

Sights subindexVirgin Festival 15Virginia, see Northern

Virginiavisas 247volunteering 248

WWag the Dog 36walking 225-6walking tours

Cap Hill Crawl 85-6, 86Embassy Row Ramble

99-101, 100U Street Strolling 111-12,

112War of 1812 21-2, 59, 66,

77, 85, 228Washington Capitals 200Washington DC

International Wine & Food Festival 12-13

Washington Dulles International Airport 28, 38, 235

Washington Freedom 200Washington, George 20,

20-1, 55-6, 124, 220-2Washington Jewish Film

Festival 16Washington Monument

55-6Washington Mystics 200Washington Nationals 200Washington Post 40, 244Washington, Walter 27Washington Wizards 200Watergate scandal 25, 27,

35, 40, 45, 70, 204weather 12, 241websites 17-18, 40-1weights, see inside front coverWest Wing, The 37White House 65-6, 129White House Area & Foggy

Bottom 63-70, 64accommodations 203-6architecture 67food 146-9internet resources 65nightlife 173orientation 63-5shopping 128-9

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White House Easter Egg Roll 13

White’s Ferry 220Whitman, Walt 23, 30, 90wildlife 39-40Williams, Ean 138Wilson, Woodrow 26, 98wine 225, see also

Shopping subindexwine bars, see Nightlife

subindexwomen travelers 247-8Woodward, Bob 31, 35, 40, 45work 248Wright, Frank Lloyd 38, 221WWI 25, 62, 121WWII 25, 57-8, 85-6, 121

Yyoga 197

ZZeibold, Eric 155zoos 116

ARTSCINEMASAirbus IMAX Theater 59AMC 9 Theatres 193Arlington Cinema &

Drafthouse 193-4Lockheed Martin IMAX

Theater 59Mary Pickford Theater 194

CLASSICAL MUSIC, OPERA & DANCEDana Tai Soon Burgess &

Company 192Dance Place 192Kankouran Dance Company

192Millennium Stage 191National Symphony

Orchestra 192Tango Mercurio 192Washington Ballet 192Washington Opera 193-4

COMEDYCapitol Steps Political

Satire 193DC Improv 193

GALLERIESAaron Gallery 189Center for the Arts at the

Candy Factory 222Civilian Art Projects 189Flashpoint Gallery 189Foundry Gallery 189Kathleen Ewing Gallery 189Primimoda 189Project 189Studio Gallery 190Troyer Gallery 190

READINGS & LECTURESBusboys & Poets 193Politics & Prose Bookstore

193

THEATERSArena Stage 190Atlas Theater 191Carter Barron

Amphitheater 190DCAC 191Discovery Theatre 191Folger Shakespeare Library

& Theatre 190Ford’s Theatre 190Gala Hispanic Theatre 191Kennedy Center 190-1Lincoln Theatre 191National Theatre 191Shakespeare Theatre 191Source Theatre Company 191Studio Theatre 191Theater J 191Warner Theatre 191Woolly Mammoth Theatre

Co 191

EATINGAMERICAN1789 151Afterwords Café &

Kramerbooks 159Agraria Farmers & Fishers

150-1Argonaut 154Ben’s Chili Bowl 6, 17, 111,

146, 163, 6Blue Duck Tavern 160Blue Ridge 166-7Buck’s Fishing &

Camping 167Busboys & Poets 164Cashion’s Eat Place 163

City Zen 155Corduroy 158Equinox 149Founding Farmers 147Gadsby’s Tavern

Restaurant 170Good Stuff Eatery 153Heights 165-6Jimmy T’s 153Martin’s Tavern 150Mendocino Grille & Wine

Bar 151Minibar at Café Atlantico 158Monocle 154-5Nora 160Old Ebbitt Grill 147Oval Room 147Palena 168Poste 157Restaurant Eve 170Sonoma Restaurant & Wine

Bar 154Tabard Inn 160Tryst 161-2Weenie Beenie 168Zola 157

ASIANPerrys 162Tenpenh 157

BAKERIESBaked & Wired 149Breadline 146

BAR-RESTAURANTSTiffany Tavern 170

BELGIANGranville Moore’s 154

BRAZILIANRumba Café 162

BRITISHEamonn’s Dublin Chipper

169-70

BURGERSFive Guys 169Ray’s Hell Burger 168

BURMESEMyanmar 168

CAFESCascade Café 145Misha’s Coffee Roaster 169

Pavilion Café 145Sidamo Coffee & Tea

152-3

CHICKENChix 163El Pollo Rico 168

CHINESEFull Kee 156Sichuan Pavilion 146

CUPCAKESRed Velvet Cupcakery

155-6

DELISBreadline 146Taylor Gourmet 153

DINERSFlorida Avenue Grill 164Hitching Post 166, 6

ETHIOPIANAbay Market 169Meskerem 162

FARMERS MARKETS14th & U Farmers’ Market

167Adams-Morgan Farmers

Market 167Arlington Farmers’ Market

167Bloomingdale Farmers’

Market 167Chevy Chase Farmers’

Market 167Dupont Circle Market 167Florida Ave Farmers’

Market 167Foggy Bottom Market

167Fresh Farm Market 167Georgetown Farmers’

Market 167H St Market 167Historic Brookland Farmers

Market 167Mt Pleasant Farmers’

Market 167Old Town Farmers Market

167Penn Quarter Market 167USDA Farmers Market 167Ward 8 Farmers Market

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FUSIONKomi 161Source 146

GERMANCafé Mozart 157

GREEKZorba’s Café 158

INDIANBombay Club 147Rasika 156-7

ITALIANCafé Milano 152Coppi’s Organic 165Locanda 156Obelisk 161Pasta Mia 162Teatro Goldoni 148

JAPANESEKaz Sushi Bistro 146Kotobuki 150Makoto 151Sushi Taro 161

KOREANYechon 169

LATIN AMERICANDos Gringos 165La Plaza 153-4Restaurant Judy 164

MALAYSIANMalaysia Kopitiam 158

MARKETSEastern Market 152Lexington Market 228

MEDITERRANEANZaytinya 156

MEXICANMixtec 162

MIDDLE EASTERNQuick Pita 149

NATIVE AMERICANMitsitam Native Foods

Cafe 146

NEW ORLEANSBardia’s 162

PIZZAArmand’s Pizzeria 154Comet Ping Pong 166Matchbox Pizza 156Pete’s Apizza 165Pizzeria Paradiso 150Red Rocks Pizza 165

SALADSSweetgreen 150, 159

SCANDINAVIANW Domku 165

SEAFOOD 148BlackSalt 151DC Coast 148Fish Wharf 155Hank’s Oyster Bar 159Hook 151Kinkead’s 148

SELF-CATERINGEastern Market 152Lexington Market 228Vace Deli 166

SOULCrème 164Eatonville 164-5Oohh’s & Aahh’s 164

SOUTHERNAcadiana 158B Smith’s 154Bardia’s 162Georgia Brown’s 147King Street Blues 170Rocklands Barbecue

166Vidalia 160-1

SPANISHJaleo 156

STEAKHOUSESAnnie’s Paramount

Steakhouse 160

Occidental Grill 148Prime Rib 148

TEAHOUSESChing Ching Cha House of

Tea 132Teaism 156

TEX-MEXLauriol Plaza 158-9Well-Dressed Burrito 158

THAIBangkok Bistro 150

VEGETARIANSankofa 163

VIETNAMESEFour Sisters 168-9Nam Viet 166Vietnam Georgetown 150

WINE BARSArdeo’s 167Cork Wine Bar 163-4, 6Proof 157

NIGHTLIFEBARS18th Amendment 175Aroma 185Bar Pilar 183Big Hunt 178Birreria Paradiso 174Brickskeller Inn 178Café Saint-Ex 184DA’s RFD Washington 177Firefly 179H Street Country Club 175Lauriol Plaza 179Little Miss Whiskey’s

Golden Dollar 175-6Local 16 181Lola’s Barracks Bar &

Grill 176Looking Glass Lounge 182Lucky Bar 179Marvin 184, 5Millie & Al’s 181Mr Smith’s 174Red Derby 183Reef 181Room 11 183Saloon 184Sequoia 174Solly’s 184Stetson’s Famous Bar &

Restaurant 182

Tony & Joes Seafood Place 174

Whitlow’s on Wilson 186Wonderland 183

CAFESTryst 182

CLUBSBukom 180Cafe Citron 178Chief Ike’s Mambo Room

180Felix 180Habana Village 181Heaven & Hell 181Left Bank 181Love 182Republic Gardens 184Rose’s Dream Bar & Lounge

177

DIVESDan’s Cafe 180Raven 182, 5

FREAK SHOWSPalace of Wonders 176

GAY BARS & CLUBSApex 178Cobalt 178-9Green Lantern & Tool

Shed 177Halo 179JR’s 179

HOTEL BARSLe Bar 173Off the Record 173Round Robin 173

IRISH PUBSBlaguard 180Ireland’s Four Courts 186Kelly’s Irish Times 175Nanny O’Brien’s Irish

Pub 185

JAZZ BARSBasin Street Lounge 186Blues Alley 174Bohemian Caverns 183-4Columbia Station 180HR57 112Saloun 174

LESBIAN BARSPhase One 176

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LIVE MUSIC9:30 Club 183Birchmere 186Black Cat 183Clarendon Ballroom 185Iota 186

LOUNGE BARS18th Street Lounge 178Beacon Martini Sky-Bar

178Bossa 180Chi-Cha Lounge 180Mie n Yu 174Poste 177POV 173Saki 181-2Tabaq Bistro 184

POOL HALLSBuffalo Billiards 178Continental 185-6Rocket Bar 177

PUBSGranville Moore’s 175Hawk & Dove 175Union Street Public House

186

SPORTS BARSRhino Bar & Pump House

174Ugly Mug 177

STUDENT BARSFroggy Bottom Pub 173McFadden’s 173Sign of the Whale 179Tombs 174

WINE BARSArdeo’s 185Enology 185

SHOPPINGANTIQUESBrass Knob 137Good Wood 139Miss Pixie’s 139

ARTAppalachian Spring 130Claude Taylor Photography

135Dekka 139Go Mama Go! 139Indian Craft Shop 128Old Print Gallery 132Oya Mini Bazaar 137Principle Gallery 141Toro Mata 137Torpedo Factory Art Center

142Touchstone Gallery 134

BOOKSAmerican Institute of

Architects Bookstore 128

Bartleby’s Books 130Idle Time Books 137Kramerbooks 135Lambda Rising 136Politics & Prose Bookstore

140-1Second Story Books 136Yawa Books & Gifts 137

CLOTHESAnnie Cream Cheese 131Barney’s Co-op 131Betsey Johnson 131Betsy Fisher 137Caramel 137-8Commander Salamander

131Dekka 139Filene’s Basement 129For the Greater Good 139Green & Blue 137Kobos 138Lost Boys 132Meeps Vintage Fashionette

138Nana 140Patagonia 130Pop 140Pua Naturally 134Redeem 139-40Relish 133Remix 134Secondhand Rose 133Secondi 136Smash 139Up Against the Wall 132

COMICSBig Planet Comics 131

COSMETICSBackstage 133Celadon 134Kiehl’s 131Lush 132

GOURMET FOODDean & Deluca 131-2Krön Chocolatier 141

HANDICRAFTSTen Thousand Villages

142Woven History 133

HATSProper Topper 136

HOMEWARESApartment Zero 134Artifactory 134Chocolate Moose 129Ginza 136Greater Goods 138Home Rule 140Homebody 133Hunted House 140Rckndy 140Skynear & Co 138Tabletop 136

JEWELRYBeadazzled 136

LINGERIECoup de Foudre 134

MALLSCady’s Alley 132Fashion Centre at Pentagon

City 141Mazza Gallerie 141Old Post Office Pavilion

134-5Potomac Mills 141Shops at Georgetown

Park 132Shops at National Place

135Tysons Corner Center 141Union Station 133

MAPSADC Map & Travel Center

129

MARKETSEastern Market 133-4U Street Flea Market 140

MUSEUM SHOPSArthur M Sackler Gallery 130Freer Gallery of Art 130International Spy Museum 135National Air & Space

Museum 130National Building Museum

135National Gallery of Art 130National Museum of

African Art 130National Museum of

American History 130, 7National Museum of

Natural History 130, 7National Museum of the

American Indian 130National Museum of

Women in the Arts 135National Zoological Park

141, 7Phillips Collection 136Renwick Gallery 129

MUSICGuitar Shop 136Melody Record Shop 136

SHOESFleet Feet 139Shake Your Booty 139

SOUVENIRSAs Seen On TV 132-3Political Americana 135Pulp 140Wake Up Little Suzie 141White House Historical

Association Gift Shop 129

TEAChing Ching Cha House of

Tea 132Teaism 135

TOYSChocolate Moose 129Greater Goods 138Sullivan’s Toy Store 141Tugooh Toys 132

WINEBest Cellars 137

SIGHTSAQUARIUMSNational Aquarium in

Baltimore 227

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Printing 84Capitol 77, 80, 85, 3Charles Sumner School &

Archives 98Cosmos Club 100Eisenhower Building 67Embassy of Cameroon 101Embassy of Croatia 101Federal Reserve 68Folger Shakespeare Library

& Theatre 82Ford’s Theatre 91Franciscan Monastery 110George Washington’s

Distillery & Gristmill 221Indonesian Embassy 99Islamic Center 118La Maison Française 118Library of Congress 80, 85Luxembourg Embassy 100Marine Barracks 84Martin Luther King Jr

Memorial Library 91Meridian International

Center 103-4National Academy of

Sciences 67-8National Archives 89-90, 4National Press Club 87National Public Radio 93Nationals Stadium 83Old Post Office Pavilion 91-2Organization of American

States 68Pan American Health

Organization 67Pentagon 28, 121Scottish Rite Temple 98Smithsonian Castle 38,

61, 62Spanish Steps 101State Department 70Supreme Court 43, 80-1, 85Town Houses on Capitol

Hill 82Treasury Building 67Union Station 38, 81, 86,

133, 154US Naval Academy 230US Naval Observatory

118-19Verizon Center 92-3Washington DC Jewish

Community Center 99

Washington Harbor 74Watergate Complex 70White House 65-6, 129World Bank 67

CEMETERIESArlington National

Cemetery 121Battleground National

Cemetery 111Female Union Band

Cemetery 75Mt Zion Cemetery 75Oak Hill Cemetery 74Westminster Cemetery 228

CHURCHES & CATHEDRALSBasilica of the National

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 110

Cathedral of St Matthew the Apostle 98

Christ Church 125Metropolitan AME Church

98Mt Zion United Methodist

Church 75St Augustine Catholic

Church 108St John’s Church 66St Mary’s Episcopal Church

70Washington National

Cathedral 115-16

COMMUNITY CENTERSArt & Media House 109DC Latin American Youth

Center 109District of Columbia Arts

Center 102-3Josephine Butler Parks

Center 109Keely’s District Boxing and

Youth Center 109THEARC 83-4

HISTORIC HOMESAnderson House 99Arlington House 123-4Ben Lomond Manor House

222Bethune Council House 93Blaine Mansion 99Blair House 69

Decatur House 67Dumbarton House 74Dumbarton Oaks 116Frederick Douglass National

Historic Site 83Gunston Hall 221Hammond Harwood House

230Heurich House 97Joaquin Miller Cabin 117Klingle Mansion 117L Ron Hubbard House 99Law House 85Lee House 69Lee-Fendall House 126Maryland State House 230Moran House 101Morven Park 224Mount Vernon 220-2Oatlands Plantation 224Old Stone House 74Petersen House 91Pope-Leighey House 221Sewall-Belmont House 82Tudor Place 74Turkish Ambassador’s

Residence 100Wheat Row Houses 85William Paca House &

Garden 230Woodlawn Plantation 221Woodrow Wilson House 98

MONUMENTS & MEMORIALSAfrican American Civil War

Memorial 107, 111District of Columbia War

Memorial 62Emancipation Memorial 82Fort McHenry National

Monument & Historic Shrine 228

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial 57

George Mason Memorial 62George Washington

Masonic National Memorial 124

Iwo Jima Memorial 121Korean War Veterans

Memorial 58Kunta Kinte-Alex Haley

Memorial 230Lincoln Memorial 55, 4Mary McLeod Bethune

Memorial 82

National Air Force Memorial 121-2

National Japanese American Memorial 85

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial 92

National WWII Memorial 57-8

Signers’ Memorial 62Thomas Jefferson

Memorial 57Titanic Memorial 85Tomb of the Unknowns 121Vietnam Veterans

Memorial 56, 4Washington DC Martin

Luther King Jr Memorial 62

Washington Monument 55-6

Women in Military Service for America Memorial 121

MUSEUMS & GALLERIESAcademy Art Museum 230African American Civil War

Museum 107-8Albert Einstein Planetarium

59Alexandria Black History

Resource Center 124American Visionary Art

Museum 228Anacostia Museum 83Art Museum of the

Americas 68Arthur M Sackler Gallery 60Arts & Industries Museum

61Babe Ruth Museum 228Baltimore Maritime

Museum 228B’nai B’rith Klutznick

Museum 99Chesapeake Bay Maritime

Museum 231Corcoran Gallery of Art 30,

38, 66DEA Museum 123Department of the Interior

Museum 68-9Fort Ward Museum &

Historic Site 124Freer Gallery of Art 60Friendship Firehouse

Museum 125

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Gadsby’s Tavern Museum 125-6

Hillwood Museum & Gardens 117-18

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden 38, 59

Historical Society of Talbot County 230

Historical Society of Washington, DC 92

Howard University Gallery of Art 108

International Spy Museum 90-1

Kreeger Museum 118Lincoln Museum 91Loudoun Museum 223Manassas Museum 222Maryland Science Center

228Museum of American

Art 90National Air & Space

Museum 58-9National Building

Museum 92National Gallery of Art

37-8, 58National Geographic

Explorers Hall 97National Museum of

African Art 60National Museum of

American History 59, 7National Museum of

American Jewish Military History 99

National Museum of Asian Art 60

National Museum of Health and Medicine 109-10

National Museum of Natural History 58, 7

National Museum of the American Indian 60-1

National Museum of Women in the Arts 91

National Portrait Gallery 90National Postal Museum 82Nature Center &

Planetarium 117Naval Heritage Center 91Navy Memorial 91Newseum 61, 7

Octagon Museum 69Oyster & Maritime Museum

232Phillips Collection 95Pope John Paul II Cultural

Center 110-11Port Discovery 228Renwick Gallery 66Rock Creek Gallery 117Smithsonian American Art

Museum 66, 86, 90Stabler-Leadbeater

Apothecary Museum 126Star-Spangled Banner Flag

House & 1812 Museum 228

Steven F Udvar-Hazy Center 59

Textile Museum 95Torpedo Factory Art Center

124United States Holocaust

Memorial Museum 84US Naval Academy Museum

230US Patent & Trademark

Office Museum 126Walters Art Museum 228

NATIONAL PARKSBlackwater National

Wildlife Refuge 231Chincoteague National

Wildlife Refuge 233Great Falls National Park

218-20Manassas National

Battlefield Park 222-3, 8Shenandoah National Park

225-6, 8

NOTABLE AREAS18th Street NW 102, 5Chinatown 86, 92Columbia Road 102Eastern Market 81, 85,

133-4, 152Eden Center 124Embassy Row 95Exorcist Stairs 75George Washington

Memorial Parkway 122Georgetown Waterfront

74-5K Street 69Mount Pleasant Street 108

PARKS, SQUARES RESERVES & GARDENSBenjamin Banneker Park

85Bishop’s Garden 116C&O Canal & Towpath

73, 197C&O Canal National

Historical Park 220Capital Crescent Trail 75Capitol Grounds 80Constitution Gardens 62East Potomac Park 84-5Elizabethan Garden 82Ellipse 67Enid A Haupt Memorial

Garden 60Fort Stevens Park 111Franklin Square 69Freedom Park 123Georgetown Waterfront

Park 75Glover Archbold Park &

Battery Kemble Park 117

Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden 38, 59

Kahlil Gibran Memorial Garden 118

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens 109

Lafayette Square 67Lincoln Park 82Malcolm X Park 103,

111-12Manassas National

Battlefield Park 222-3, 8McPherson Square 69National Sculpture Garden

61-2National Zoological Park

116, 7Rawlins Park 66Rock Creek Park 117Theodore Roosevelt Island

123Tidal Basin 56-7Union Station Plaza 81United States Botanic

Garden 60United States National

Arboretum 109, 2University Yard 69Washington & Old

Dominion Trail 123Waterside Park 85

UNIVERSITIESGallaudet University 110George Washington

University 69Georgetown

University 73Howard University 108

VINEYARDSBluemont Vineyard 225Breaux Vineyards 225Chrysalis Vineyards 225Fabbioli Cellars 225Oasis Winery 226Tarara Vineyard 225

ZOOS & AQUARIUMSNational Zoological Park

116, 7

SLEEPINGB&BSAdam’s Inn 213Akwaaba 211American Guest House 213Bed & Breakfast on U

Street 213Chester Arthur House 209DC Guesthouse 209-10Dupont at the Circle 211Inn at Dupont Circle 210Intown Uptown Inn 214Kalorama Guest House

212-13Kalorama Guest House at

Woodley Park 214Maison Orleans 207Mansion on O Street 212Meridian Manor 213Monument Maison 214Swann House 211Taft Bridge Inn 213Woodley Park Guest House

214

BOUTIQUEFour Seasons Hotel 206Henley Park Hotel 209Hotel George 208Hotel Helix 209Hotel Lombardy 204-5Hotel Madera 211Hotel Monaco 210Hotel Monticello 206Hotel Palomar 211Jefferson Hotel 212

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BUSINESS HOTELSDistrict Hotel 208Hay-Adams Hotel 203-4Phoenix Park Hotel 208River Inn 205Sofitel Lafayette Square 203St Regis Washington 204W Hotel Washington 204Washington Hilton &

Towers 213-14

FAMILY HOTELSEmbassy Inn 210George Washington

University Inn 205Hotel Harrington 209Windsor Inn 213

HOSTELSCapitol City Guesthouse

207Hilltop Hostel 214Hostelling International –

Washington DC 208Lofty Inn 208Washington

International Student Center 212

William Penn House 207

HOTEL CHAINSKey Bridge Marriott 215Ritz-Carlton Pentagon

City 215

LONG-TERMThompson-Markward

Hall 207

LUXURY HOTELSDonovan House 210Madison 212Mandarin Oriental 208Renaissance Mayflower

Hotel 206Ritz-Carlton 205Ritz-Carlton Georgetown

206Willard Inter-Continental

Hotel 205

MOTELSAlexandria Travel Lodge

215

ROMANTIC HOTELSGeorgetown Inn 206

SUITESCapitol Hill Suites 207Carlyle Suites 210-11Doubletree Guest Suites

Washington DC 204One Washington Circle

204

SPORTS & ACTIVITIESBASEBALLCamden Yards 228Nationals Stadium 200

BASKETBALLComcast Center 200Verizon Center 200

BOATINGAtlantic Kayak 198C&O Canal & Towpath 73Capt Bob’s Marina 232Fletcher’s Boathouse 198Oxford-Bellevue Ferry 231Potomac Paddlesports 198Thompson Boat Center 199

Tidal Basin Boathouse 57White’s Ferry 220

CAVINGLuray Caverns 226Skyline Caverns 226

CRUISESPatriot Cruises 231Watermark 230

CYCLINGBetter Bikes Inc 236Big Wheel Bikes 236Bike Depot 232Bike the Sites 236River Riders 227

FOOTBALLFedEx Field 199-200

GOLFEast Potomac Park 199Langston 199Rock Creek Park Golf Course

199

GYMSNational Capital YMCA

196Results the Gym 196Spiral Flight 197

HIKINGRock Creek Park 117Shenandoah National Park

225-6, 8

HOCKEYVerizon Center 200

HORSE RIDINGRock Creek Horse Center

199Skyland Stables 226

ROCK CLIMBINGSportsrock 199

SAILINGAnnapolis Sailing School

230Schooner Woodwind

230

SOCCERRFK Stadium 200

SPASAndre Chreky Salon 197Aveda Georgetown 197Four Seasons Fitness

Club/Spa 197

SWIMMINGFrancis Pool 196Georgetown Pool 196 William H Rumsey Aquatic

Center 196

TENNISMontrose Park 199Rock Creek Park 199

TOP PICKSaccommodations 201arts 187attractions 49beaux arts buildings 38cinema 36farmers markets 167free attractions 118kids’ attractions 116history books 20literature 31monuments &

memorials 56museums 95music 33nightlife 171restaurants 143romantic spots 90shopping 127shopping strips 131sports & activities 195

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SleepingSleeping

ShoppingShopping

EntertainmentEntertainment

Arts

DrinkingDrinking

NightlifeCafe

EatingEating

PoolTrail Head

Petrol StationParking Area

NightlifeArts

Sports & ActivitiesPoint of Interest

BeachChristian

MonumentMuseum

Ruin

Sights

SYMBOLS

Building

Land

MarketCampus

ReservationPark

Sports

Mall

ForestCemetery

AirportBeach

AREA FEATURES

Marine ParkStateBOUNDARIES

WaterRiver

HYDROGRAPHYMetro

Rail (Underground)

TRANSPORT

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Tunnel

LaneTertiary

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