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Must Visits of DC

Must Visits of DC

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Created by Mahdi Tam • Updated On: January 30, 2017
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is one of Must Visits of DC.

1. 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
National Mall is one of Must Visits of DC.

2. National Mall

9.5
Constitution & Independence Ave (btwn 1st & 17th St), Washington, D.C.
Plaza · Northwest Washington · 267 tips and reviews
National Gallery of Art is one of Must Visits of DC.

3. 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
Georgetown Waterfront Park is one of Must Visits of DC.

4. Georgetown Waterfront Park

9.5
K St NW (btwn 31st & 34th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Park · 91 tips and reviews
Luke's Lobster is one of Must Visits of DC.

5. Luke's Lobster

1211 Potomac St NW (btwn M St NW and Prospect St NW), Washington, D.C.
Seafood Restaurant · Georgetown · 37 tips and reviews
Shamshiry Chelo Kabob is one of Must Visits of DC.

6. Shamshiry Chelo Kabob

8.3
8607 Westwood Center Dr (at Leesburg Pike), Vienna, VA
Persian Restaurant · 123 tips and reviews
Amsterdam Falafelshop is one of Must Visits of DC.

7. Amsterdam Falafelshop

2425 18th St NW, Washington, D.C.
Falafel Restaurant · Adams Morgan · 119 tips and reviews
Newseum is one of Must Visits of DC.

8. Newseum

555 Pennsylvania Ave NW (at 6th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Museum · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 306 tips and reviews
Renwick Gallery is one of Must Visits of DC.

9. Renwick Gallery

9.2
1661 Pennsylvania Ave NW (17th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Art Museum · Northwest Washington · 79 tips and reviews
National Air and Space Museum is one of Must Visits of DC.

10. National Air and Space Museum

9.2
6th St. (Independence Ave SW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Southwest Washington · 639 tips and reviews
National Museum of African American History and Culture is one of Must Visits of DC.

11. National Museum of African American History and Culture

9.4
1400 Constitution Ave NW (btwn 12th & 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
History Museum · Northwest Washington · 149 tips and reviews
National Museum of Natural History is one of Must Visits of DC.

12. National Museum of Natural History

9.2
1000 Constitution Ave NW (at 10th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Science Museum · Northwest Washington · 428 tips and reviews
Baked & Wired is one of Must Visits of DC.

13. Baked & Wired

9.1
1052 Thomas Jefferson St NW (at K St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bakery · Georgetown · 461 tips and reviews

Mahdi T.Mahdi Tam: cupcakes...

A Baked Joint is one of Must Visits of DC.

14. A Baked Joint

9.3
440 K St NW (at 5th St NW), Washington, D.C.
Café · Mount Vernon Square · 120 tips and reviews

Mahdi T.Mahdi Tam: biscuit sammie (goat cheese and vegetable) + latte

Compass Rose is one of Must Visits of DC.

15. Compass Rose

8.4
1346 T St NW (at 14th St NW), Washington, D.C.
New American Restaurant · U-Street · 55 tips and reviews

Mahdi T.Mahdi Tam: khachapuri

Founding Farmers is one of Must Visits of DC.

16. Founding Farmers

9.0
1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW (20th St NW), Washington, D.C.
American Restaurant · George Washington University · 802 tips and reviews