That said, you usually get what you pay for – there’s too much competition for local chefs to rest on their laurels. As you might guess, this neighborhood is high-end eating territory, the pinnacle of the power-lunch and show-off dinner. Choices in Foggy Bottom are cheaper and often offer self-catering facilities. The surrounding streets are equally impressive, with handsome building stock and a bustle that comes courtesy of this neighborhood's role as America's center of bureaucratic and political business (or should that be shenanigans?).įour- and five-star accommodation options with good restaurants and bars predominate in the White House area.
The president’s pad is likely to take your breath away the first time you see it, not least because you’re standing in front of a building whose image you’ve seen a thousand times before. Play image association with the words "Washington, DC," and chances are the first thing that comes to mind is the White House. The National Park Service operates a handful of kiosks that sell cold drinks, sandwiches and ice cream, and food trucks congregate behind the National Museum of African American History and Culture, behind the National Museum of the American Indian, and near the Hirshhorn Museum.Ī high-end neighborhood surrounds the White House, the USA's most famous address © Tetra Images / Getty Images White House Area and Foggy Bottom Best neighborhood for playing politico There are no options for accommodations in the National Mall area, and this district has always been a bit of a food desert. A monument-studded park edged by the magnificent Smithsonian museums, this must-visit destination provides days – if not weeks – of enjoyment and edification for visitors. It's also where Americans come to protest, to rally and to watch presidents get inaugurated. The National Mall is where the nation’s ideals are expressed in educational institutions, monuments and memorials.
Somehow, each one of these is given architectural life on the National Mall, the center of iconography of the most iconic city in America. Some of the best museums in the country can be found near the National Mall © Albert Pego / Shutterstock National Mall Best neighborhood for museumsĪ nation is many things: its people, its history, its politics and its amassed knowledge.