Here鈥檚 what鈥檚 going to happen: you鈥檒l be walking down M St and will see a gigantic line spilling out of a small shop: moms with kids, preppy students and ladies-who-lunch types. Shouts of 鈥楾hey have salted caramel!', 'I鈥檓 getting the lava fudge!鈥 will fill the air. You won鈥檛 be able to resist and will fall in behind them.
Honestly, we don鈥檛 think these are the best cupcakes in town. That honor belongs to nearby Baked & Wired. That said, the shop does make a damn fine cake.
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One of America's most visited historic sites, Mount Vernon was the beloved home of George and Martha Washington.
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The legendary exhibits at the National Air and Space Museum include the Wright brothers' flyer, Chuck Yeager's Bell X-1, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St鈥
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Two buildings. Hundreds of masterpieces. Infinite enjoyment. It's easy to spend a full day at the National Gallery of Art, which showcases a whole range鈥
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Anchoring the National Mall's west end is the hallowed shrine to Abraham Lincoln, who gazes across the Reflecting Pool beneath his neoclassical, Doric鈥
National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Located in Washington, DC, the sensational National Museum of African American History & Culture is devoted exclusively to the documentation of African鈥
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Since 1800, this is where the legislative branch of American government (ie Congress) has met to write the country's laws.
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Play image association with the words 鈥淲ashington, DC,鈥 and chances are the first thing that comes to mind is the White House. The president鈥檚 pad is鈥
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Sprawling across hills above the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia, Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place for America鈥檚 most revered鈥
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The steep set of stairs dropping down to M St is a popular track for joggers, but more famously it's the spot where demonically possessed Father Karras鈥
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This park is a favorite with couples on first dates, families on an evening stroll and power players showing off their yachts. Benches dot the way, where鈥
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Built in 1766 in what was then the British colony of Maryland, the capital's oldest surviving building has been a tavern, a brothel and a boardinghouse 鈥
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Georgetown is one of the nation's top universities, with a student body that's equally hard-working and hard-partying. Founded in 1789, it was America鈥檚鈥
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Near the Georgetown University campus' east gate, medieval-looking Healy Hall impresses with its tall, Hogwarts-esque clock tower.
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A pretty little refuge with a quiet courtyard on Georgetown University's campus.
7. Mt Zion United Methodist Church
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Founded in 1816, Mt Zion United Methodist Church is DC鈥檚 oldest black congregation. Its original site, on 27th St NW, was a stop on the Underground鈥
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This 1816 neoclassical mansion was owned by Thomas Peter and Martha Custis Peter, the granddaughter of Martha Washington, and lived in by six generations鈥