Guidebook for Washington
Food Scene
2 minutes from the front door for your morning coffee and croissant
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Starbucks
901 N Stuart St2 minutes from the front door for your morning coffee and croissant
For top class barista coffee, teas and delicious cupcakes walk five minutes up to Baked n Wired and enjoy the friendly staff
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Baked & Wired
1052 Thomas Jefferson St NWFor top class barista coffee, teas and delicious cupcakes walk five minutes up to Baked n Wired and enjoy the friendly staff
Classy place for lunch or dinner with white table cloth and immaculate service. Used to be THE place to be seen in DC, but a lot less crowded these days. Still a gem.
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Cafe Milano
3251 Prospect St NWClassy place for lunch or dinner with white table cloth and immaculate service. Used to be THE place to be seen in DC, but a lot less crowded these days. Still a gem.
Great modern take on thai food - stay in or get take-out to bring home
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Bangkok Joe's
3000 K St NWGreat modern take on thai food - stay in or get take-out to bring home
Your Euro breakfast and lunch needs will be taken care of here - includes a nice patio in the back
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Le Pain Quotidien
660 Pennsylvania Ave. SEYour Euro breakfast and lunch needs will be taken care of here - includes a nice patio in the back
Stand in line for your cupcake fetish, not sure they're THAT good, but there's always a line out the door.
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Georgetown Cupcake
3301 M St NWStand in line for your cupcake fetish, not sure they're THAT good, but there's always a line out the door.
Everything Else
Foggy Bottom-GWU station
2301 I St NWClosest Metro stop is 10 minutes away on foot
Just down the road for all your cultural needs
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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NWJust down the road for all your cultural needs
Lush natural haven in the middle of the Potomac and just a walk across the Key Bridge. Great for your 5k or long walks.
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Theodore Roosevelt Island
Lush natural haven in the middle of the Potomac and just a walk across the Key Bridge. Great for your 5k or long walks.
As you can see the trail stretches all the way from my front door up past Silver Spring. Great for biking/walking/running.
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Rock Creek Trail
1730 Juniper St NWAs you can see the trail stretches all the way from my front door up past Silver Spring. Great for biking/walking/running.
The trail follows the Potomac upriver for a few miles along tree-lined asphalt trail and then turns north towards Bathesda. Lots of runners and bikers here all the time.
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Capital Crescent Trail
Capital Crescent TrailThe trail follows the Potomac upriver for a few miles along tree-lined asphalt trail and then turns north towards Bathesda. Lots of runners and bikers here all the time.
The C&O Canal starts steps from my front door with a lovely gravel trail and you can follow it for over a hundred miles should you so desire. A great ride is from my place up to Great Falls (18+ mi).
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
The C&O Canal starts steps from my front door with a lovely gravel trail and you can follow it for over a hundred miles should you so desire. A great ride is from my place up to Great Falls (18+ mi).
Large outdoor area with spectacular rapids and rugged cliffs. Great place for a picnic after a 9 mile bike ride up the C&O Canal or just for a drive out.
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Great Falls
11710 Macarthur BlvdLarge outdoor area with spectacular rapids and rugged cliffs. Great place for a picnic after a 9 mile bike ride up the C&O Canal or just for a drive out.
Essentials
Whole Foods Market
2201 I St NWAll your organic supplies!
Lovely take away sushi, pre-cooked quality meals, and top end groceries await at D&D
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Dean & DeLuca
3276 M St NWLovely take away sushi, pre-cooked quality meals, and top end groceries await at D&D
1101 25th St NW
1101 25th Street NorthwestAll your affordable organics just a five minute walk away
Sightseeing
Kayaking or Stand Up Paddleboarding on the Potomac - sure thing! Kayaks are usually 15 per hour and paddleboards 25 and the friendly staff will show you how to get started.
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Boating in DC at Key Bridge Boathouse
3500 Water St NWKayaking or Stand Up Paddleboarding on the Potomac - sure thing! Kayaks are usually 15 per hour and paddleboards 25 and the friendly staff will show you how to get started.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW15 minute walk away
Probably a 20 minute walk (maybe 25) depending on your pace.
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Besucherzentrum des Weißen Hauses
1450 Pennsylvania Avenue NWProbably a 20 minute walk (maybe 25) depending on your pace.
Shopping
Apple Georgetown
1229 Wisconsin Ave NWAll your Apple needs
Closest CVS (open until 10pm generally) there's a 24 hour one elsewhere in the guide, up on Wisconsin.
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CVS
645 H St NEClosest CVS (open until 10pm generally) there's a 24 hour one elsewhere in the guide, up on Wisconsin.
Arts & Culture
Just steps away is a fully-equipped cinema, including IMAX for your latest blockbuster and they do show the occasional indie and foreign film too.
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AMC Georgetown 14
3111 K St NWJust steps away is a fully-equipped cinema, including IMAX for your latest blockbuster and they do show the occasional indie and foreign film too.