CONTENTS TABLE OF Destination DC 901 7th St. NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 789-7000, (800) 422-8644 washington.org Elliott L. Ferguson, II President & CEO Robin McClain Senior Vice President of Marketing & Communications Theresa Belpulsi Vice President of Tourism, Sports & Visitor Services Claire Carlin Vice President of Partnerships & Alliances Danielle Davis Director of Communications Alex Gnafakis Creative Director Candyce Beatty Creative Project Manager Bruno Schwartz Director of Membership Editorial Content by: Andrew O’Connor, Joe Arvis Listings & Editing by: Torri Christian, Gina Falcone, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Lauren Parker Cover design and illustrations by: Clarisa Coleman Produced by Miles Partnership 6751 Professional Parkway W., Suite 200, Sarasota, FL 34240 Lauren Bourgoing , Vice President Randi Rogers , SVP, Sales & Marketing Michele Prang , Senior Project Manager Donna Sapolin , Content Strategist Rebecca Jones , Senior Art Director Leslie Gnaegy , Art Director Laurel Bookhardt , Advertising & Data Manager Dennis Koster , Account Executive Map illustrations by Teresanne Cossetta Russell © Miles Partnership 2020. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. Information for this publication was solicited from Destination DC members in good standing through June 2020. While making every eff ort to ensure accuracy, Destination DC assumes no responsibility for errors, changes or omissions. U.S. Botanic Garden INSPIRATION Discover the Real DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The Presidential Inauguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 10 Free Things to Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Events: What’s Happening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Fun in the Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Winter in Washington, DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Arts & Culture Milestones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 On the National Mall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 In the Neighborhoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Dynamic Dining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE PLANNING Travel Tips & Info to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 See & Do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-57 Entertainment & Nightlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Restaurants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 4 Printed on paper containing 10 percent recycled content.