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DC BABY

1. The Hay-Adams

9.3
800 16th St NW (btwn H & I St NW), Washington, D.C.
Hotel · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 41 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: This Beaux-Arts icon holds pride of place at the White House’s front door. At night, the hotel’s Off the Record bar is the after-work hangout for politicos of all stripes.

The Kreeger Museum is one of DC BABY.

2. The Kreeger Museum

8.4
2401 Foxhall Rd NW, Washington, D.C.
Museum · Foxhall-Palisades · 10 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: Designed by Philip Johnson in 1963, this petite gallery is as captivating as the Impressionist and Modernist works it contains (paintings by Cézann, and Braque, plus sculptures by Calder and Rodin).

3. Smithsonian American Art Museum

9.0
800 G St. NW (8th and F Streets, NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 86 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: Chef José Andres tells us he comes for here for a little escape: walking through the vast halls always inspires him.

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is one of DC BABY.

4. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

9.5
2700 F St NW (at New Hampshire Ave), Washington, D.C.
Performing Arts Venue · Northwest Washington · 178 tips and reviews

Travel + LeisureTravel + Leisure: Catch a free performance every night at 6 p.m.

Bad Saint is one of DC BABY.

5. Bad Saint

3226 11th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Filipino Restaurant · Columbia Heights · 37 tips and reviews
Lapis is one of DC BABY.

6. Lapis

9.1
1847 Columbia Rd NW (at Mintwood Pl NW), Washington, D.C.
Afghan Restaurant · Adams Morgan · 41 tips and reviews
The Wonderland Ballroom is one of DC BABY.

7. The Wonderland Ballroom

7.7
1101 Kenyon St NW (at 11th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Beer Garden · Columbia Heights · 124 tips and reviews
Le Diplomate is one of DC BABY.

8. Le Diplomate

9.2
1601 14th St NW (at Q St NW), Washington, D.C.
French Restaurant · Logan Circle - Shaw · 314 tips and reviews
Little Pearl is one of DC BABY.

9. Little Pearl

9.2
921 Pennsylvania Ave SE (at 9th St SE), Washington, D.C.
Wine Bar · Capitol Hill · 12 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art is one of DC BABY.

10. National Gallery of Art

9.5
6th St and Constitution Ave NW (at Constitution Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 155 tips and reviews
National Mall is one of DC BABY.

11. National Mall

9.5
Constitution & Independence Ave (btwn 1st & 17th St), Washington, D.C.
Plaza · Northwest Washington · 268 tips and reviews
National Portrait Gallery is one of DC BABY.

12. National Portrait Gallery

9.3
800 F St NW (at 8th St. NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 183 tips and reviews
Meridian Hill Park is one of DC BABY.

13. Meridian Hill Park

9.3
2500 16th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Park · Columbia Heights · 70 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden is one of DC BABY.

14. National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden

9.2
Constitution Ave NW (at 7th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Sculpture Garden · Northwest Washington · 93 tips and reviews
Library of Congress is one of DC BABY.

15. Library of Congress

9.3
101 Independence Ave SE (btwn 1st & 2nd St SE), Washington, D.C.
Library · Southeast Washington · 186 tips and reviews
Eastern Market is one of DC BABY.

16. Eastern Market

9.0
225 7th St SE (at North Carolina Ave. SE), Washington, D.C.
Farmers Market · Capitol Hill · 142 tips and reviews
Rose's Luxury is one of DC BABY.

17. Rose's Luxury

9.1
717 8th St SE, Washington, D.C.
New American Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 134 tips and reviews
Maxwell Park is one of DC BABY.

18. Maxwell Park

9.2
1336 9th St NW (at O St NW), Washington, D.C.
Wine Bar · Logan Circle - Shaw · 17 tips and reviews
The Mansion on O Street is one of DC BABY.

19. The Mansion on O Street

7.6
2020 O St NW (btw Hopkins St NW & 21st St NW), Washington, D.C.
Event Space · Northwest Washington · 18 tips and reviews
W Hotel - Washington D.C. is one of DC BABY.

20. W Hotel - Washington D.C.

515 15th St NW (btwn E & F St NW), Washington, D.C.
Hotel · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 104 tips and reviews
Busboys and Poets is one of DC BABY.

21. Busboys and Poets

8.5
625 Monroe St NE, Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · Edgewood · 30 tips and reviews
Abay Market is one of DC BABY.

22. Abay Market

3811 S George Mason Dr (Seminary Rd), Falls Church, VA
Ethiopian Restaurant · 2 tips and reviews
The Dabney is one of DC BABY.

23. The Dabney

9.1
122 Blagden Alley NW, Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · Logan Circle - Shaw · 36 tips and reviews
ChiKo is one of DC BABY.

24. ChiKo

9.1
423 8th St SE, Washington, D.C.
Chinese Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 13 tips and reviews
Thamee is one of DC BABY.

25. Thamee

1320 H St NE, Washington, D.C.
Burmese Restaurant · Capitol Hill · 2 tips and reviews
Little Serow is one of DC BABY.

26. Little Serow

1511 17th St NW (at Church St NW), Washington, D.C.
Thai Restaurant · Northwest Washington · 58 tips and reviews
ChurchKey is one of DC BABY.

27. ChurchKey

8.9
1337 14th St NW (at Rhode Island Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Beer Bar · Logan Circle - Shaw · 295 tips and reviews
Union Market is one of DC BABY.

28. Union Market

9.3
1309 5th St NE (at Neal Pl NE), Washington, D.C.
Gourmet Store · Ivy City · 169 tips and reviews
600t is one of DC BABY.

29. 600t

8.6
600 T St NW (at Florida Ave NW), Washington, D.C.
Cocktail Bar · U-Street · 8 tips and reviews
Capitol City Brewing Company is one of DC BABY.

30. Capitol City Brewing Company

7.5
1100 New York Ave NW (at H St NW), Washington, D.C.
Brewery · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 218 tips and reviews