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Road Trip Guide:
Washington, D.C.

Explore Washington, D.C.

The District of Columbia's major avenues radiate from the Capitol like spokes on a wheel, and every address is measured from the Capitol and carries a quadrant: NE, NW, SE or SW. The District's own address standards say the Capitol is the only building without one.

Around 24 breweries sit near the stops we cover in Washington, D.C. 11 of them are brewpubs with a kitchen, which off the motorway is often the useful part. The kitchen figure is a floor: the source lists some full restaurants as production sites.

Brewpub locations from Open Brewery DB (MIT)

Around 5 public campgrounds sit near the stops we cover in Washington, D.C. All of them take reservations. Public campgrounds run by federal agencies. State-park and private campgrounds are not included.

National parks and federal sites in Washington, D.C.

37 National Park Service sites in Washington, D.C.. We have written guides to only a few of these — the rest are here so you can see what is in the state.

*Check before you go. Entrance fees, seasonal road closures, timed-entry reservations and whether a site suits your family are set by each park and change through the year. Follow the link and check with the park itself.

Park register from the National Park Service (public domain)

Zoos

1 across Washington, D.C., by town.

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteAZA-accreditedWashington
Hours
8am-4pm daily; last entry 3pm
Season
year-round
Admission
Free
Site offers free entry passes but does not say on its homepage whether they are required; ZooLights runs select evenings Nov 20-Jan 3.

This is a list of what is near you, not a recommendation of any of it. Each of these carries an accreditation we confirmed against the accrediting body’s own register. Where there is no badge we did not confirm one — that is not a judgement on the place, and a good many municipal, state and university sites belong to no register we check. Opening times, prices and seasons change without notice, so check the operator’s own site — every name above links to it.

Wineries and Distilleries in Washington, D.C.

2 producers in Washington, D.C. that we have checked. These are the ones from our research we could check against their own site — not every producer there is. We have not been to these; this is what their own sites say, so you can look one up.

District Winery
winery · Washington, DC · Navy Yard / Capitol Riverfront
Urban winery that ferments and bottles on site using grapes from other regions.
- HoursWed-Thu 4-9, Fri 4-10, Sat 12-10, Sun 12-7; closed Mon-Tue
- Toursyes - winery tours offered
- Foodyes
- Phone202-484-9210
385 Water St SE, Washington, DC 20003
Republic Restoratives
distillery · Washington, DC · Ivy City
Ivy City distillery described in press as DC's first women-run distillery.
- Toursyes - distillery tours
- Phone202-733-3996
1369 New York Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002

*Check before you go. Every producer here links to its own site, which is where we read these details on the date we checked. Opening hours, tour times, tasting fees and who may come in change without notice and belong to the producer. A blank is something we did not confirm, not something they lack. None of these say anything about children, so do not plan around it without asking them.

Music Venues

8 across Washington, D.C., by town.

Where to see something

9:30 ClubclubWashington
Hours
Mon-Fri 12pm-7pm; show nights 12pm-11pm; weekend show nights from 6pm or 1 hr before doors
Address
815 V St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone
202-265-0930
Capacity
1,200
Opened in 1980 at 930 F St NW; moved to V Street in 1996.
Black CatclubWashington
Address
1811 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Blues AlleyclubWashington
Hours
Open seven days a week (see show listings)
Address
1073 Rear Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007
Phone
202-337-4141
DAR Constitution HalltheaterWashington
Address
1776 D St NW, Washington, DC
Capacity
3,702
National Historic Landmark; 1939 refusal to host Marian Anderson led Eleanor Roosevelt to resign her DAR membership.
Howard TheatretheaterWashington
Address
620 T St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Capacity
700 reserved / 1,200 GA
Opened Aug 22, 1910; on National Register since 1974; reopened April 2012 after renovation.
Lincoln TheatretheaterWashington
Address
1215 U St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone
202-888-0050
Capacity
1,225
Opened Jan 1922 on U Street, the corridor known as Washington's Black Broadway; on National Register.

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The AnthemclubWashington
Hours
Daily 12pm-7pm; open 1 hr after show start on show days
Address
901 Wharf St SW, Washington, DC 20024
Phone
202-888-0020
Warner TheatretheaterWashington
Address
513 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
Phone
202-783-4000

This is a list of what is near you, not a recommendation of any of it. Opening times, line-ups and ticketing change without notice, so check the venue’s or organiser’s own site — every name above links to it.

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National Air and Space Museum

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Capitol

National parks and federal sites in Washington, D.C.

Zoos

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteAZA-accreditedWashington

Wineries and Distilleries in Washington, D.C.

District Winery

Republic Restoratives

Music Venues

Where to see something

9:30 ClubclubWashington

Black CatclubWashington

Blues AlleyclubWashington

DAR Constitution HalltheaterWashington

Howard TheatretheaterWashington

Lincoln TheatretheaterWashington

The AnthemclubWashington

Warner TheatretheaterWashington

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