This document provides recommendations for sights to see, food to eat, and bars around Washington D.C. near the hotel. Suggested sights include the National Zoo, using Capital Bikeshare bikes to ride along the National Mall, and Segway tours. Recommended areas for food include Adams Morgan neighborhood and French restaurants in Logan Circle, U Street, and Dupont Circle. Suggested bars are located in Adams Morgan, with a rooftop bar at the Hotel Washington, and dive bars near the hotel on U Street and in Adams Morgan.
2. Sights to See
? National Zoo near the hotel – free & fun even for
adults
? Use Capital Bikeshare to cruise the Mall – use
Spotcyle app to locate bikes (2 miles between
Capitol & Lincoln Memorial)
? Segway tours are all the rage these days
? Park near FDR Memorial –
MLK/Korean/Lincoln/Vietnam a stone’s throw
? East Wing of National Gallery of Art – Diaghilev &
Ballets Russes
3. Food to Eat
? Adams Morgan – mile from hotel –
Mintwood Place or Meskerem (Ethiopian)
? French: Le Diplomate (Logan Circle);
Bistro La Bonne (U St.); Bistrot Du Coin
(Dupont Circle)
? Charlie Palmer Steakhouse (great views
of the Capitol); B. Smith in Union Station
Train Station
4. The Bars
? Adams Morgan – Perry’s for the rooftop
? POV at top of Hotel Washington –
rooftop overlooks White House
? U St. Corridor – too many to name;
worth it to walk streets
? Sorta Dive Bars – Zoo Bar; The Big
Hunt – both not far from hotel