Holidays in DC
Holiday markets, the National Christmas Tree, and the one night of the year to walk the Mall.
The DC half-smoke since 1958. Go for the history, stay for the chili.
Columbia Room
James Beard Award-winning cocktails in a tiny back room. Reservations essential.
Founding Farmers DC
Farm-to-table that built a brunch reservation cult. Book ahead.
Free, world-class performances every day at 6 p.m.
The Parisian bistro that made 14th Street a destination. Steak frites, no notes.
The most consequential set of steps in American history. Go at night.
Humanity's greatest hits in flight, under one Smithsonian roof — and it is free.
The only Leonardo da Vinci in the Americas, and it's free.
Rolling Stone called it the #1 big club in America. They were right.