Recreation and Outdoors in Washington, DC
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Across 12 acres on the east bank of the Anacostia River, guests can explore over 45 ponds that serve as home to a variety of water lilies, lotuses and other tropical plants. Read more
U.S. Botanic Garden
Today, the recently-restored Conservatory building houses nearly 4,000 specimens in separate rooms, divided to simulate habitats including Desert, Oasis, Jungle and Garden Primeval. Read more
U.S. National Arboretum
The 446-acre U.S. National Arboretum is a true outdoor escape in northwest Washington. Roughly 600,000 people annually travel the 9.5 miles winding through the grounds, covered in azaleas, boxwoods, daffodils, daylilies, maples, peonies and
more. Read more
Washington, DC Restaurants
- LIMA Restaurant & Lounge
- 1789 Restaurant
- Acadiana
- Aria Trattoria
- Ceiba
- Clyde's of Gallery Place
- DC Coast Restaurant
- Kinkead's
- Marcel's
- Old Ebbitt Grill
- Oya
- Sequoia
- Tabaq Bistro
- Teatro Goldoni
- Vidalia
- Zaytinya
- Zengo-Washington, DC
- Zola
- Brasserie Beck
- Hudson Restaurant & Lounge
Washington, DC Unique Venues
- George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Garden
- Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
- City Tavern Club
- Corcoran Gallery of Art
- D.C. Armory
- Freer Gallery of Art & Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Hillwood Museum & Gardens
- Hirshhorn Museum
- International Spy Museum
- The John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts
- The Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden
- Library of Congress
- National Aquarium
- National Building Museum
- National Museum of the American Indian
- National Museum of Natural History
- National Postal Museum
- Nationals Park
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- Smithsonian National Zoological Park
- Verizon Center
- Warner Theatre
Washington, DC Attractions
- Arlington National Cemetery
- Eastern Market
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
- Georgetown
- Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
- Lincoln Memorial
- The National Archives
- National Mall
- National Portrait Gallery
- National World War II Memorial
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- Union Station
- U.S. Botanic Garden
- U.S. Capitol Building
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Washington Monument
- Washington National Cathedral
- The White House
