VENUES UP ON THE ROOF Apolitical and great fun, the International Spy Museum combines espionage secrets and a spy mission experience with a state-of-the-art venue and a variety of spaces. The ballroom and rooftop terrace together accommodate up to 700 guests and feature extraordinary views, while the top-floor glass-enclosed terrace offers both indoor and outdoor space. With its iconic sightline, VUE at the Hotel Washington is flooded with natural light. The Smoke & Mirrors skybar at the AC Hotel Washington, DC Capitol Hill Navy Yard offers city ambience and landmark views with indoor/outdoor capacity for 100 guests. You can’t beat the views of the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument from the Potomac View Terrace at the American Pharmacists Association, one of the only private venues on the National Mall. The Top of the Hay at the historic Hay-Adams Hotel is an enviable indoor/ outdoor private event space to capture Instagrammable photos with the White House and monuments in the background. Hi-Lawn , Union Market ’s urban green-turf rooftop space arranged with picnic tables, colorful umbrellas and a shipping container bar, accommodates up to 1,000 standing guests in DC’s lively Union Market neighborhood. DISTINCTLY DC Highlight DC’s Black history and culture by hosting an event on U Street or in Shaw, where the historic Lincoln Theatre and Howard Theatre have thrived since the Jazz Age. The newly restored Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library features the Great Hall for seated dinners, an auditorium and a rooftop event space, as well as artwork by DC artists including Alma Thomas. The Capital Turnaround , an 1800s car barn with an exposed brick aesthetic, is a state-of-the-art event venue with multiple spaces including a 982-capacity auditorium with LED screens and sound production. Both the Center Field Plaza and Budweiser Terrace are exciting outdoor meeting areas with capacity for between 1,000-1,700 guests at Nationals Park , home of DC’s Major League Baseball team. GUIDE j nationals park EVENT PL ANNING 28 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library POV Rooftop
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